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Intended to encourage tourism to more remote parts of the country, these are regional and shinkansen sightseeing trains decked out in unusual designs, such as the Oykot train running between Nagano and Niigata prefectures, whose shoji window screens, fusuma sliding doors and retro decor evoke a nostalgic visit to grandma’s home in the countryside.

Set in a garden among plum and kiwi trees, the cottage has traditional tatami mats, shoji-paper and fusuma sliding doors, chunky wooden cabinets and tokonoma alcoves.

The restaurant’s noodles incorporate a wheat bran, fusuma, and a wheat germ, haiga, to give the flour a grainier texture and, as the menu puts it, “a variety of nutrients.”

The restaurant’s noodles incorporate a wheat bran, fusuma, and a wheat germ, haiga, to give the flour a grainier texture and, as the menu puts it, “a variety of nutrients.”

Moss-colored carpeting was reminiscent of a Zen garden, while white wall panels evoked traditional fusuma partitions.