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Mystery spot: Tonkararin トンカラリン

Tonkararin   If you love a good mystery – or dark, narrow spaces! – , then you are bound to be intrigued by Tonkararin. The many questions surrounding Tonkararin  serve to make the site more interesting and you cannot help but come up with your own theories as you explore. Tonkararin is so mysterious it’s hard to know how […]

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Mitsui Greenland 三井グリーンランド

One of the largest theme parks on the island of Kyushu, Mitsui Greenland dominates the small city of Arao an hour’s drive north of Kumamoto. Here’s what the experts from Theme Park Review have to say about it: Mitsui Greenland offers something for just about everybody on one big piece of sprawling, sun-baked real estate

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World Heritage Manda Pit 万田坑

The World Heritage Manda Pit, also known as the  Manda Kou in Japanese, is part of the Miike Coal Mine, which was once the largest coal mine in Japan. The mine played a huge role in enabling Japan’s modernisation during the Meiji era and war years, producing 10% of Japan’s coal. The pit, built using British

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