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Immaculately dressed children wave and smile sweetly; geishas bow, faces white, lips like rosebuds; taiko drummers beat rhythmically and local samurai warriors appear fierce and friendly at the same time (a skill in itself). I’m on the deck of Silversea’s Silver Muse, sailing into the port of Sakata on the Sea of Japan, and we’re getting what feels like a state welcome (or the closest mere mortals like us ever get to one). Half the town has lined up by the side of the dock to gree…
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