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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Shimouke Dam and Hachisu Park (Nakatsue Village, Oita Prefecture, Japan)


Throwback Thursday. This is a video from my 2009 Tour of Nakatsue Village.

For my Nakatsue Playlist, see HERE.  

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