Chiang Mai’s Chaiya Prakan district in Thailand has become ‘Tokyo North’, although Hinoki Castle at Hinoki Land actually replicates Kyoto’s Temple of the Golden Pavilion.
Anirut Jeungsutprasoet had a dream – one that he was sure no other Thai could have had. The 61-year-old businessman wanted to replicate in Thailand the Japanese town where he spent almost 20 years. He had two reasons.
“First, I fell in love with Japan and I’m really impressed with its people, and I wanted to share that feeling with my countrymen,” Anirut says, grinning.
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