By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
May 25, 2021 at 07:30 JST
Modeled after the “Restaurant of Many Orders,” one of Kenji Miyazawa’s famous children’s tales, the Wildcat restaurant in Hanamaki city, Iwate Prefecture, welcomes customers wishing to enjoy a meal in the writer’s world. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
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