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The building that houses the café and store Kuruminoki, near a crossing on the JR Nara line, has the old-time ambience of a village schoolhouse.
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The shop sign has become a symbol of the café.
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The popular Lunch Plate at Kuruminoki is a weekly special consisting of mixed rice, soup, a main dish featuring seasonal ingredients, a side dish, and dessert.
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The café has an area where customers can relax while waiting to be seated.
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Bottles of homemade liqueur line the windows of the café.
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The gallery-boutique Tsukikusa stands right next door to the restaurant Nazuna in Akishino no Mori.
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The large windows of Nazuna mirror the surrounding trees and landscape.
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Persimmons harvested from the surrounding gardens are hung to dry from the eaves of an old Japanese storehouse.
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Gallery Tsukikusa exhibits and sell crafts and household furnishings.
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Fresh “Yamato vegetables” from local farms are also for sale at the store.
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