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In this edition of Chotto Zeitaku, I visited...</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2020-03-07">March 7, 2020</time> </div> </div> </article> <article class="story_list__story"> <div class="story_list__story__image_wrap"> <figure class="image image--ratio" style="max-width:660px;"> <a href="200109.html" class="image__link"><div class="image__mask" style="padding-top: 66.666666666667%"><img class="image__img lazyload" width="660" height="440" data-src="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_200109_feature2.jpg" data-srcset="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_200109_feature2.jpg 660w,/chottozeitaku/g/476/chottozeitaku_200109_feature2.jpg 476w,/chottozeitaku/g/218/chottozeitaku_200109_feature2.jpg 218w,/chottozeitaku/g/105/chottozeitaku_200109_feature2.jpg 105w" data-sizes="auto"></div></a></figure> </div> <div class="story_list__story__text_wrap story_list__story__text_wrap--has_byline_date"> <h1 class="story_list__story__title"> <a href="200109.html">Island Paradise in Okinawa</a> </h1> <div class="story_list__story__desc">Okinawa Prefecture is Japan’s southernmost prefecture and made up of many islands. 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Karuizawa is also...</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2019-05-31">May 31, 2019</time> </div> </div> </article> <article class="story_list__story"> <div class="story_list__story__image_wrap"> <figure class="image image--ratio" style="max-width:660px;"> <a href="190419.html" class="image__link"><div class="image__mask" style="padding-top: 66.666666666667%"><img class="image__img lazyload" width="660" height="440" data-src="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_190419_feature2.jpg" data-srcset="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_190419_feature2.jpg 660w,/chottozeitaku/g/476/chottozeitaku_190419_feature2.jpg 476w,/chottozeitaku/g/218/chottozeitaku_190419_feature2.jpg 218w,/chottozeitaku/g/105/chottozeitaku_190419_feature2.jpg 105w" data-sizes="auto"></div></a></figure> </div> <div class="story_list__story__text_wrap story_list__story__text_wrap--has_byline_date"> <h1 class="story_list__story__title"> <a href="190419.html">Old and New in Kiyosumi Shirakawa</a> </h1> <div class="story_list__story__desc">Kiyosumi Shirakawa is a district east of Tokyo Station across the Sumida River and bound by water on the other sides. 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A place that evokes good vibes, where good memories are made and where you can relax and take time to be in the present. But this is me romanticising about one...</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2018-09-11">September 11, 2018</time> </div> </div> </article> <article class="story_list__story"> <div class="story_list__story__image_wrap"> <figure class="image image--ratio" style="max-width:660px;"> <a href="180815.html" class="image__link"><div class="image__mask" style="padding-top: 66.666666666667%"><img class="image__img lazyload" width="660" height="440" data-src="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_180815_feature2.jpg" data-srcset="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_180815_feature2.jpg 660w,/chottozeitaku/g/476/chottozeitaku_180815_feature2.jpg 476w,/chottozeitaku/g/218/chottozeitaku_180815_feature2.jpg 218w,/chottozeitaku/g/105/chottozeitaku_180815_feature2.jpg 105w" data-sizes="auto"></div></a></figure> </div> <div class="story_list__story__text_wrap story_list__story__text_wrap--has_byline_date"> <h1 class="story_list__story__title"> <a href="180815.html">Eclectic times in Nakameguro</a> </h1> <div class="story_list__story__desc">Nakameguro is a neighbourhood in Tokyo that is home to lots of hip and unique boutiques. It’s one of the places where creative minds go to play, a district with an artsy and edgy streak while retaining some of the...</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2018-08-15">August 15, 2018</time> </div> </div> </article> <article class="story_list__story"> <div class="story_list__story__image_wrap"> <figure class="image image--ratio" style="max-width:660px;"> <a href="180527.html" class="image__link"><div class="image__mask" style="padding-top: 66.666666666667%"><img class="image__img lazyload" width="660" height="440" data-src="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_180527_feature2.jpg" data-srcset="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_180527_feature2.jpg 660w,/chottozeitaku/g/476/chottozeitaku_180527_feature2.jpg 476w,/chottozeitaku/g/218/chottozeitaku_180527_feature2.jpg 218w,/chottozeitaku/g/105/chottozeitaku_180527_feature2.jpg 105w" data-sizes="auto"></div></a></figure> </div> <div class="story_list__story__text_wrap story_list__story__text_wrap--has_byline_date"> <h1 class="story_list__story__title"> <a href="180527.html">Chasing the high life in Chino, Nagano</a> </h1> <div class="story_list__story__desc">Nagano Prefecture is one of the few inland prefectures in Japan whose borders do not touch neither sea nor ocean. The lack of large bodies of water is made up for by plenty of mountains that provide a playground among...</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2018-05-27">May 27, 2018</time> </div> </div> </article> <article class="story_list__story"> <div class="story_list__story__image_wrap"> <figure class="image image--ratio" style="max-width:600px;"> <a href="180110.html" class="image__link"><div class="image__mask" style="padding-top: 66.666666666667%"><img class="image__img lazyload" width="600" height="400" data-src="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_180110_feature2.jpg" data-srcset="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_180110_feature2.jpg 600w,/chottozeitaku/g/476/chottozeitaku_180110_feature2.jpg 476w,/chottozeitaku/g/218/chottozeitaku_180110_feature2.jpg 218w,/chottozeitaku/g/105/chottozeitaku_180110_feature2.jpg 105w" data-sizes="auto"></div></a></figure> </div> <div class="story_list__story__text_wrap story_list__story__text_wrap--has_byline_date"> <h1 class="story_list__story__title"> <a href="180110.html">Following Japan’s silk road to Kiryu</a> </h1> <div class="story_list__story__desc">Kiryu is a small town outside of the tourist radar about two hours north of Tokyo. The small city sees few tourists, but it nonetheless used to be part of an important old trade route in Japan: the silk road. The...</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2018-01-10">January 10, 2018</time> </div> </div> </article> <article class="story_list__story"> <div class="story_list__story__image_wrap"> <figure class="image image--ratio" style="max-width:600px;"> <a href="171101.html" class="image__link"><div class="image__mask" style="padding-top: 66.666666666667%"><img class="image__img lazyload" width="600" height="400" data-src="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_171101_feature2.jpg" data-srcset="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_171101_feature2.jpg 600w,/chottozeitaku/g/476/chottozeitaku_171101_feature2.jpg 476w,/chottozeitaku/g/218/chottozeitaku_171101_feature2.jpg 218w,/chottozeitaku/g/105/chottozeitaku_171101_feature2.jpg 105w" data-sizes="auto"></div></a></figure> </div> <div class="story_list__story__text_wrap story_list__story__text_wrap--has_byline_date"> <h1 class="story_list__story__title"> <a href="171101.html">Shinrinyoku in Kirishima</a> </h1> <div class="story_list__story__desc">Taking a small deviation off the regular Chotto Zeitaku series, this edition is about shinrinyoku, or forest bathing, an indulgence of nature. The idea is to surrounded by nature, soak in the negative ions and leave...</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2017-11-01">November 1, 2017</time> </div> </div> </article> <article class="story_list__story"> <div class="story_list__story__image_wrap"> <figure class="image image--ratio" style="max-width:600px;"> <a href="170830.html" class="image__link"><div class="image__mask" style="padding-top: 66.666666666667%"><img class="image__img lazyload" width="600" height="400" data-src="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_170830_feature2.jpg" data-srcset="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_170830_feature2.jpg 600w,/chottozeitaku/g/476/chottozeitaku_170830_feature2.jpg 476w,/chottozeitaku/g/218/chottozeitaku_170830_feature2.jpg 218w,/chottozeitaku/g/105/chottozeitaku_170830_feature2.jpg 105w" data-sizes="auto"></div></a></figure> </div> <div class="story_list__story__text_wrap story_list__story__text_wrap--has_byline_date"> <h1 class="story_list__story__title"> <a href="170830.html">Tomigaya, the hidden gem of Shibuya</a> </h1> <div class="story_list__story__desc">Just minutes away from one of the busiest and most well visited tourist destinations, Shibuya, are the neighbourhoods of Tomigaya and Kamiyamacho. An oasis of peace from the busy scramble...</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2017-08-30">August 30, 2017</time> </div> </div> </article> <article class="story_list__story"> <div class="story_list__story__image_wrap"> <figure class="image image--ratio" style="max-width:600px;"> <a href="170719.html" class="image__link"><div class="image__mask" style="padding-top: 72.5%"><img class="image__img lazyload" width="600" height="435" data-src="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_170719_feature2.jpg" data-srcset="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_170719_feature2.jpg 600w,/chottozeitaku/g/476/chottozeitaku_170719_feature2.jpg 476w,/chottozeitaku/g/218/chottozeitaku_170719_feature2.jpg 218w,/chottozeitaku/g/105/chottozeitaku_170719_feature2.jpg 105w" data-sizes="auto"></div></a></figure> </div> <div class="story_list__story__text_wrap story_list__story__text_wrap--has_byline_date"> <h1 class="story_list__story__title"> <a href="170719.html">Turning up the heat in Hayama</a> </h1> <div class="story_list__story__desc">Summer in Japan brings to mind beaches and barbecues, ice cold drinks, and festivals and fireworks. If you are in Japan over the hottest months of the year, consider visiting a nearby beach to experience how the...</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2017-07-19">July 19, 2017</time> </div> </div> </article> <article class="story_list__story"> <div class="story_list__story__image_wrap"> <figure class="image image--ratio" style="max-width:600px;"> <a href="170507.html" class="image__link"><div class="image__mask" style="padding-top: 72.5%"><img class="image__img lazyload" width="600" height="435" data-src="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_170507_feature2.jpg" data-srcset="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_170507_feature2.jpg 600w,/chottozeitaku/g/476/chottozeitaku_170507_feature2.jpg 476w,/chottozeitaku/g/218/chottozeitaku_170507_feature2.jpg 218w,/chottozeitaku/g/105/chottozeitaku_170507_feature2.jpg 105w" data-sizes="auto"></div></a></figure> </div> <div class="story_list__story__text_wrap story_list__story__text_wrap--has_byline_date"> <h1 class="story_list__story__title"> <a href="170507.html">Traditional craftsmanship in Tsubame-Sanjo</a> </h1> <div class="story_list__story__desc">Wanting for a change of pace and to get out of the city, I headed to the cities of Tsubame and Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture. Often collectively referred to as Tsubame-Sanjo, the cities are not as well-known compared to...</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2017-05-07">May 7, 2017</time> </div> </div> </article> <article class="story_list__story"> <div class="story_list__story__image_wrap"> <figure class="image image--ratio" style="max-width:600px;"> <a href="170311.html" class="image__link"><div class="image__mask" style="padding-top: 72.5%"><img class="image__img lazyload" width="600" height="435" data-src="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_170311_feature2.jpg" data-srcset="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_170311_feature2.jpg 600w,/chottozeitaku/g/476/chottozeitaku_170311_feature2.jpg 476w,/chottozeitaku/g/218/chottozeitaku_170311_feature2.jpg 218w,/chottozeitaku/g/105/chottozeitaku_170311_feature2.jpg 105w" data-sizes="auto"></div></a></figure> </div> <div class="story_list__story__text_wrap story_list__story__text_wrap--has_byline_date"> <h1 class="story_list__story__title"> <a href="170311.html">Escaping to the roofs in Tamagawa</a> </h1> <div class="story_list__story__desc">Deciding that I needed a little escapade before the rush of the cherry blossom season, I headed to an area in western Tokyo known as Tamagawa. The area is not a major tourist area unlike some of the more popular...</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2017-03-11">March 11, 2017</time> </div> </div> </article> <article class="story_list__story"> <div class="story_list__story__image_wrap"> <figure class="image image--ratio" style="max-width:460px;"> <a href="170118.html" class="image__link"><div class="image__mask" style="padding-top: 76.086956521739%"><img class="image__img lazyload" width="460" height="350" data-src="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_170118_feature2.jpg" data-srcset="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_170118_feature2.jpg 460w,/chottozeitaku/g/218/chottozeitaku_170118_feature2.jpg 218w,/chottozeitaku/g/105/chottozeitaku_170118_feature2.jpg 105w" data-sizes="auto"></div></a></figure> </div> <div class="story_list__story__text_wrap story_list__story__text_wrap--has_byline_date"> <h1 class="story_list__story__title"> <a href="170118.html">Modern Traditional, Gotemba and Hakone</a> </h1> <div class="story_list__story__desc">Mid-winter is the time when most people tend to stay indoors and out of the cold. It is no different here, but when the sky is blue and the sun is out it makes me want to get out and do things. I took advantage of the...</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2017-01-18">January 18, 2017</time> </div> </div> </article> <article class="story_list__story"> <div class="story_list__story__image_wrap"> <figure class="image image--ratio" style="max-width:460px;"> <a href="161125.html" class="image__link"><div class="image__mask" style="padding-top: 76.086956521739%"><img class="image__img lazyload" width="460" height="350" data-src="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_161125_feature2.jpg" data-srcset="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_161125_feature2.jpg 460w,/chottozeitaku/g/218/chottozeitaku_161125_feature2.jpg 218w,/chottozeitaku/g/105/chottozeitaku_161125_feature2.jpg 105w" data-sizes="auto"></div></a></figure> </div> <div class="story_list__story__text_wrap story_list__story__text_wrap--has_byline_date"> <h1 class="story_list__story__title"> <a href="161125.html">Getting crafty in Mashiko</a> </h1> <div class="story_list__story__desc">Mashiko is a town in Tochigi Prefecture that is famous for its ceramics, Mashiko-yaki. Being a pottery craftsman town, there is a lot of emphasis on hands-on creation and local wares. The city is about 2 hours north...</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2016-11-25">November 25, 2016</time> </div> </div> </article> <article class="story_list__story"> <div class="story_list__story__image_wrap"> <figure class="image image--ratio" style="max-width:460px;"> <a href="160930.html" class="image__link"><div class="image__mask" style="padding-top: 76.086956521739%"><img class="image__img lazyload" width="460" height="350" data-src="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_160930_feature2.jpg" data-srcset="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_160930_feature2.jpg 460w,/chottozeitaku/g/218/chottozeitaku_160930_feature2.jpg 218w,/chottozeitaku/g/105/chottozeitaku_160930_feature2.jpg 105w" data-sizes="auto"></div></a></figure> </div> <div class="story_list__story__text_wrap story_list__story__text_wrap--has_byline_date"> <h1 class="story_list__story__title"> <a href="160930.html">Designs on Tennozu Isle</a> </h1> <div class="story_list__story__desc">With fall fast on the heels of summer, the temperatures are starting to cool down and the country gearing up for the autumn color season. Having at least another month before the colors make their way down towards the...</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2016-09-30">September 30, 2016</time> </div> </div> </article> <article class="story_list__story"> <div class="story_list__story__image_wrap"> <figure class="image image--ratio" style="max-width:460px;"> <a href="160823.html" class="image__link"><div class="image__mask" style="padding-top: 76.086956521739%"><img class="image__img lazyload" width="460" height="350" data-src="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_160823_feature2.jpg" data-srcset="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_160823_feature2.jpg 460w,/chottozeitaku/g/218/chottozeitaku_160823_feature2.jpg 218w,/chottozeitaku/g/105/chottozeitaku_160823_feature2.jpg 105w" data-sizes="auto"></div></a></figure> </div> <div class="story_list__story__text_wrap story_list__story__text_wrap--has_byline_date"> <h1 class="story_list__story__title"> <a href="160823.html">Summer in Itoshima</a> </h1> <div class="story_list__story__desc">In the summer edition of Chotto Zeitaku Japan, I headed to Itoshima, a small city about a 40-minute drive from either Fukuoka in the east or Karatsu in the west. The area draws parallels to the Shonan Coast near Tokyo...</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2016-08-23">August 23, 2016</time> </div> </div> </article> <article class="story_list__story"> <div class="story_list__story__image_wrap"> <figure class="image image--ratio" style="max-width:460px;"> <a href="160704.html" class="image__link"><div class="image__mask" style="padding-top: 76.086956521739%"><img class="image__img lazyload" width="460" height="350" data-src="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_160704_feature2.jpg" data-srcset="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_160704_feature2.jpg 460w,/chottozeitaku/g/218/chottozeitaku_160704_feature2.jpg 218w,/chottozeitaku/g/105/chottozeitaku_160704_feature2.jpg 105w" data-sizes="auto"></div></a></figure> </div> <div class="story_list__story__text_wrap story_list__story__text_wrap--has_byline_date"> <h1 class="story_list__story__title"> <a href="160704.html">Shitamachi Yanesen</a> </h1> <div class="story_list__story__desc">Yanesen, which is made up of the three neighbourhoods of Yanaka, Nezu and Sendagi, is one of Tokyo’s most well known shitamachi areas. A literal translation of the term</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2016-07-04">July 4, 2016</time> </div> </div> </article> <article class="story_list__story"> <div class="story_list__story__image_wrap"> <figure class="image image--ratio" style="max-width:460px;"> <a href="160609.html" class="image__link"><div class="image__mask" style="padding-top: 76.086956521739%"><img class="image__img lazyload" width="460" height="350" data-src="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_160609_feature2.jpg" data-srcset="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_160609_feature2.jpg 460w,/chottozeitaku/g/218/chottozeitaku_160609_feature2.jpg 218w,/chottozeitaku/g/105/chottozeitaku_160609_feature2.jpg 105w" data-sizes="auto"></div></a></figure> </div> <div class="story_list__story__text_wrap story_list__story__text_wrap--has_byline_date"> <h1 class="story_list__story__title"> <a href="160609.html">Delicious Biei, Classic Furano</a> </h1> <div class="story_list__story__desc">In the June installation of Chotto Zeitaku Japan, we head over to the middle of Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. Located in the middle of Hokkaido, the towns of Biei and Furano are twice as large as the 23 wards...</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2016-06-09">June 9, 2016</time> </div> </div> </article> <article class="story_list__story"> <div class="story_list__story__image_wrap"> <figure class="image image--ratio" style="max-width:460px;"> <a href="160520.html" class="image__link"><div class="image__mask" style="padding-top: 76.086956521739%"><img class="image__img lazyload" width="460" height="350" data-src="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_160520_feature2.jpg" data-srcset="/chottozeitaku/g/chottozeitaku_160520_feature2.jpg 460w,/chottozeitaku/g/218/chottozeitaku_160520_feature2.jpg 218w,/chottozeitaku/g/105/chottozeitaku_160520_feature2.jpg 105w" data-sizes="auto"></div></a></figure> </div> <div class="story_list__story__text_wrap story_list__story__text_wrap--has_byline_date"> <h1 class="story_list__story__title"> <a href="160520.html">Wandering through Kagurazaka</a> </h1> <div class="story_list__story__desc">When you’re filled with a craving for travel and are a little restless, there’s no better way to soothe that urge than to go out exploring. In an attempt to curb the wanderlust, I spent a cheeky weekday in Kagurazaka...</div> <div class="story_list__story__byline_date"> <span class="story_list__story__byline">By <a href="/blog/raina/">Raina Ong</a><span class="story_list__story__byline_date_divider">·</span></span><time class="story_list__story__date" datetime="2016-05-20">May 20, 2016</time> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div data-spot="B-mobile" data-page-id="/chottozeitaku/index.html" class="ad_spot ad_spot--B-mobile ad_spot--has-ad_label l-margin_breakout l-margin_breakout--both"><div class="ad_spot__unit ad_spot__unit--mobile ad_spot__unit--is-google ad_spot__unit--has-unit-level-content" data-format="mobile" data-client="google" data-campaign="10" data-no-log="1"><div class="ad_spot__ad"> <div id='gpt_ad_B_mobile'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('gpt_ad_B_mobile'); }); </script> </div> </div></div></div><div data-spot="D" data-page-id="/chottozeitaku/index.html" 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