By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
July 9, 2024 at 07:00 JST
The old style, thatched roof family house of Ninomiya Sontoku is an exhibit on the grounds of Sontoku Memorial Hall in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture. Information about Sontoku is presented in displays of his personal effects, reference materials and dioramas. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
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