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Stores in Kanagi-machi exhibit rare objects and artifacts passed down in their families, thereby adding to the enjoyment of tourists taking a walk around town. Enjoy window shopping and take your time experiencing the culture of Kanagi first-hand.
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Kakuta Shoe Store
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Exhibits available only for a shoe store are displayed in the shop window to show how foot sizes were measured in the olden days, such as an 8-mon shoe (one mon being approximately 2.4 cm), or equivalent to the length of eight old Japanese penny (mon) coins.
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Osanai Kimono Fabric Store
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This store plans to display old phonograph that Dazai may have played in his time.
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Osanai Apparel Store
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The store owner is a haiku master who exhibits haiku about the changing seasonal scenery in Kanagi and about Tsugaru shamisen music.
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Ohashi Pharmacy
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This pharmacy, formerly a kimono fabric store, displays old signboards with gilt lettering along with other antique objects. Signboards from the olden days evoke a feeling of nostalgia.
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Ota Woodwork Shop
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This shop exhibits familiar utensils in daily life, such as old scales, irons, keys to rice granaries and measures.
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