Japan's ancient capital Nara emerges as shaved ice hotspot
Nara, Japan's ancient capital, where ice production is said to have flourished for 1,600 years to serve the imperial court, has become a battleground for shaved ice businesses. The number of shops in the western city and elsewhere in Nara Prefecture has increased more than ninefold over the last 10…
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- Japan's ancient capital Nara emerges as shaved ice hotspot
- Nara, Japan's ancient capital, where ice production is said to have flourished for 1,600 years to serve the imperial court, has become a battleground for shaved ice businesses. The number of shops in the western city and elsewhere in Nara Prefecture has increased more than ninefold over the last 10…
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- Nara, Japan's ancient capital, where ice production is said to have flourished for 1,600 years to serve the imperial court, has become a battleground for shaved ice businesses. The number of shops in the western city and elsewhere in Nara Prefecture has increased more than ninefold over the last 10…
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Nara, Japan's ancient capital, where ice production is said to have flourished for 1,600 years to serve the imperial court, has become a battleground for shaved ice businesses. The number of shops in the western city and elsewhere in Nara Prefecture has increased more than ninefold over the last 10…
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