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For a good, and entertaining, read about what remained of the Edo entertainment districts in the first half of this century, you could do worse than check out Kazuo Ishiguro's novel 'Artist of the Floating World', short-listed for the Booker Prize in 1986. The writer grew up in the UK and writes in English.
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Some other pages you might enjoy:
- 姫路 麗 パチンコ Zone guide to Origami
- 姫路 麗 パチンコ Zone guide to Kabuki Theater
- 姫路 麗 パチンコ Zone guide to Geisha
- 姫路 麗 パチンコ House Los Angeles - The History of Woodblock Printing in 姫路 麗 パチンコ
