The hillside an hour from Nagoya where 50,000 hydrangeas glow after dark
An hour or so from Nagoya, a hot-spring hillside in Gamagori lights up 50,000 hydrangeas until 9pm — and mid-to-late June, right now, is the time to go.
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An hour or so from Nagoya, a hot-spring hillside in Gamagori lights up 50,000 hydrangeas until 9pm — and mid-to-late June, right now, is the time to go.
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Arranging medical trips taught me something simple and a little life-changing about how Japan looks after its people. Let me share it.
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I'm not usually someone who gets moved by statistics. A few of these genuinely stopped me. Let me walk you through them.
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Easier to read, with prices and access right where you need them — now in English and Vietnamese too.
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