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Chiiori Trust |
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Alex Kerr, an American researcher for Asian culture holds ownership of this old house, which is further introduced in his work ‘Lost Japan’. Check the Chiiori homepage for more information.
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209 Higashiiyatsurui, Miyoshi City |
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0883-88-5290 |
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einfo@chiiori.org |
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Take the Shikoku Kotsu Bus "Kubo-iki (for Kubo)" at JR Oboke Stn. (approx. 40 mins). Get off at the bus stop "Oshima" then walk for 1 hour 30 minutes. |
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| ■Alex Kerr |
| Born in the United States of America in 1952, Kerr become a member of the Japanese studies program at Yale University. Becoming a researcher for eastern culture, he became fascinated by the old houses in the Iya alley and whilst studying at Keio University, chose one to work on and restore. Kerr also received the Shincho Gakugei award for his book ‘Lost Japan’. |
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