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      1. Tomisaburo, son of the Nagasaki-based industrialist (& arms dealer) Thomas Glover — the Scottish Samurai — built this hotel and a golf course on Mt Unzen in the 1930s as an escape from the Nagasaki heat for foreigners and “naigaijin”. 1/3
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      Unfortunately it was shuttered a few years later due to the war. It was since restarted and is now a fully operational luxury hotel right out of a Wes Anderson film! The staff even let me into a room to take pictures. See the fancy period wallpaper! 2/3
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    Tomisaburo is a fascinating character. He did a lot for Nagasaki as he was hafuu and had lots of international connections. This was also a liability in the 30s. Hounded by the Kenpeitai as a spy, he survived the Nagasaki atomic bomb only to commit suicide a few weeks later. 3/3
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