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wara, “straw/rice straw.”

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My wife, Hive account@mslight2016st, stopped by the Iwamuro onsen area here in Niigata today to hear her friend’s band play. I found my way outside as I wasn’t too interested in the music, and to my delight, discovered a bunch of cleverly fashioned doggos made of wara, or rice straw. Have a look!

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(Thanks for stopping by! If you missed the last installment of Japan Photo Blog, Vol. 95: “Be Here With Me (the “secret beach” near Kakuda),” you can find that HERE.)

~KafkA

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Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as DLive and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)