The photos show downtown Tochio. The city has a popular fertility festival, but I saw little evidence of young children during my visit; most of the townspeople I met were elderly.
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Hi Brian
It looks like you had a nice trip to Tochio, did you ride from Niigata City and if so how far was it ?. I'd like to go there myself some day as it looks interesting
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