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		brazzy on Oct 19, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japan's Hometown Tax Local food delicacies are a major industry in Japan due to the formalized culture of travel souvenirs, and it's pretty much guaranteed that anything that could conceivably be promoted as one, already is.

gorpomon on Oct 19, 2018 [–]

On my first visit to Japan I went up to Takayama. I had never heard of Hida beef before that visit, but now I've eaten enough for a lifetime.

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