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The adoption of one's daughter's husband is a measure traditionally taken in Japan to guarantee the survival of the family name in the absence of male heirs.
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sites. The house contains the original hearth, bathroom and kitchen used by the
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trader. Almost all of its buildings are historically significant structures bought by Hara himself in locations all over the country, among them
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