By TADAYUKI ITO/ Staff Writer
October 6, 2024 at 07:00 JST
The set of paintings collectively titled “Kacho-zu” (Paintings of birds and flowers) kept at the Miyakoshi family home depict scenes of spring and summer from right to left in Nakadomari, Aomori Prefecture. (Provided by Nakadomari town’s education board)
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