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Vicki L. Beyer

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Vicki L. Beyer is a legal academic and former in-house lawyer who has lived and worked in Japan for more than 28 years. Her current areas of legal expertise are employment law and corporate governance, although she formerly specialized in international taxation.

Beyer is a history buff and keen culture observer who is passionate about travelling both in Japan and elsewhere in the world. She is a blogger (jigsaw-japan.com) and regular contributor to the Travel section of Japan Today, a news and information website.

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Kawauchi Fuji-en: Hillside Wisteria Tunnels

Spring is a glorious season in Japan, where various blossoms announce warmer days.

One of the most romantic of the spring flowers is wisteria, which hangs in trailing bundles as the plant vines around anything it can find to climb.

Kawauchi Fuji-en is a hillside wisteria garden in Kita-kyushu, Fukuoka, where visitors can enjoy wandering through tunnels of flowers for the limited time that they are i

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	10 Temples on Two Wheels: Exploring Kamakura by bicycle or on foot it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Swing Time

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Crossing the Borders of Time: A True Story of War, Exile, and Love Reclaimed

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