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10/1(Fri) Cape Cod

on October 02, 2021

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I visited Cape Cod with Mr. Watanabe of the Weatherhead Center.

It took about 2-3 hours from Cambridge by car.

It was a nice atmosphere like Karuizawa, Shonan and Hokkaido combined.

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