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Tokyo snapshot: Shrine dedicated to god of leafy vegetable

Tokyo snapshot: Shrine dedicated to god of leafy vegetable

Photo taken on Sept. 11, 2015, shows Shinkoiwa Yakuyoke Katori Shrine in Tokyo's Edogawa district. The signboard in the left foreground states the shrine is dedicated to the god who created the "komatsuna" leafy vegetable variety. The chief priest is said to have served soup with the vegetable to feudal ruler Tokugawa Yoshimune in 1719 and Yoshimune named it komatsuna after the area's name, Komatsugawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train platform doors in Japan

Train platform doors in Japan

Photo taken on Dec. 8, 2018, shows safety doors on a platform at JR Shinkoiwa Station in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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