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Itoigawa Coast Jadeite

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📍 Niigata, Japan  ·  37.0400°, 137.8500°

Japan's national stone washed down from ancient serpentinite along the Itoigawa river — Jomon-period beads from here are among humanity's oldest jade artifacts.

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