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| | FUKIYA |
 | | Fukiya, Nariwa-cho, Okayama Prefecture, is about 11 hour's drive by car from Tokyo. |
 | | In 1972, the Fukiya mines were all closed. |
 | | The garden, which belonged to the Ikeda Family, had been used by the family as a place for entertaining honored guests and also as a place of rest and pleasure for feudal lords until 1884, when ownership was transferred to Okayama Prefecture, which opened the garden to the public. |
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