Hirosaki
The renowned Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival has now joined the long list of events to be cancelled this year due to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic.
Tokyo is still waiting for its sakura to start blooming, but Hirosaki Castle, in the frozen north, is already beautifully pink.
Shinobi training manual covers ingredients to make sleeping potions and smoke bombs, as well as magic incantations.
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