Katsura, Kyoto
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Katsura is a small suburb of Kyoto City in Japan. It is also a particularly wealthy area, with most residents owning large, free-standing houses. The city center includes an onsen (温泉), or hot bath, numerous restaurants and shops, and ubiquitous pachinko parlors. In the residential area, there is also an Izumiya supermarket, one of the few in the Kyoto area. There are also many temples and private schools in the area that service the population. Katsura is accessible from Katsura Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line by train, and by buses offered by, among other organizations, the Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau.
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