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Meet the mistress of Nara’s last geisha house — a remarkable woman who’s on a mission to keep this complex tradition alive in her ancient city, a former capital of Japan.

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There are many interesting things about the Japanese tea house, but let’s start with the material it is made from. Mitsubishi Jisho Design has developed Regenerative Wood, which is a production system ...