By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
December 10, 2019 at 07:30 JST
Taisho-Roman Street in Kawagoe is a place where visitors can enjoy the elegant atmosphere of early 20th-century Japan. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
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