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“Into the Green” on Golden Week in Japan

Susan Spann Blog May 8, 2022May 8, 2022Golden Week, Kyoto, MIE, Murder is Everywhere

Fresh green leaves at Fushimi Inari Taisha (Shrine), near Kyoto

It’s my week to blog at Murder is Everywhere, so I’m sharing some photos from my recent Golden Week trip to Kyoto. What’s Golden Week? Click the link and you’ll know!

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BETRAYAL AT IGA

BETRAYAL AT IGA Autumn, 1565: After fleeing Kyoto, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo take refuge with Hiro’s ninja clan in the mountains of Iga province. But when an ambassador from the rival Koga clan is murdered during peace negotiations, Hiro and Father Mateo must find the killer in time to prevent a war between the ninja clans.

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