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| | Study abroad in Japan Summer Program in Japanese language, Culture, and Bunraku Puppet Theatre University of Missouri ... |
 | | Iida, in Nagano Prefecture in central Japan, about halfway between Osaka and Tokyo and a short distance from Japan's third largest metropolitan area of Nagoya. |
 | | Iida, with population of about 110,000, is located in the valley of the Tenryu River amid the mountains of Japan's "southern Alps" and is known for apple and peach orchards, arts, and hospitality. |
 | | provide nearby opportunities for hiking, climbing, swimming, biking, and running the rapids down the Tenryu Gorge (see autumn photograph at left), while the cities, towns, and villages give students the chance to explore both the temples, shrines, castles, and farmhouses of old Japan and the commerce and entertainment of the contemporary world. |
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