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Living Well: A wish bloomed in winter

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The Komatsu South machiya.

PHOTO: ICHIKAWA YASUSHI/ SHIMAYA STAYS/FACEBOOK

Janice Tay

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KYOTO - The end of the year is closing in but, for some reason, it seems like a good time to start.
Since joining a Kyoto machiya venture two years ago, I've been busy learning about the traditional wooden townhouses - restoring, building and running them as luxury holiday accommodation.
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