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Alex Dwyer's avatar

Ooo now I want to go to Nikkō to continue tracing tea trader history - visited Glover Gardens in Nagasaki a few years back after reading the excellent “Green with Milk and Sugar: When Japan Filled America’s Tea Cups”Book by Robert Hellyer.

Thanks for taking the time to put this together 🙌

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Mkwawa shujaa's avatar

You are welcome

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Mkwawa shujaa's avatar

I really enjoyed how you brought Nikkō’s history to life, blending personal experience with the fascinating stories of foreign diplomats and adventurers.

Thank you for sharing

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Vanessa Glau's avatar

Thank you! I was trying to do something different than your average travel diary, glad it resonated.

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