{"id":144212,"date":"2024-12-20T20:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treasures-japan.com\/?p=144212"},"modified":"2025-01-08T20:35:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T11:35:43","slug":"evening-splendor-of-sasagawa-nagare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treasures-japan.com\/en\/evening-splendor-of-sasagawa-nagare\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening Splendor of Sasagawa Nagare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-nhtu&#8221; back_image=&#8221;142906&#8243; back_image_auto=&#8221;yes&#8221; back_position=&#8221;center bottom&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;20&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; enable_bottom_divider=&#8221;default&#8221; 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