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- A 180-year-old farmhouse 140 miles northwest of Tokyo became the Kamijyoan bakery after a three-year, 50 million-yen renovation financed by savings, loans and 29 million yen of cultural-preservation grants, securing government approvals because it lies in a preservation district.
- Rei Onoda and her husband opened the bakery, serving about 15 groups on weekdays and 25 on weekends, with visitor numbers rising after six months via Instagram and Google Maps.
