Ultra Rare Vintage ASHTRAY FUJI NEW GRAND HOTEL Lake Yamanaka Japan WWII READ

  

Made just prior to WWII, this piece is a unique addition to any tobacciana collection. With its opening, international tourism arrived in the Fuji Five Lakes district. The Fuji New Grand reopened in December 1945 for use as a "rest and recreation" retreat for Allied officers and contract Occupation civilians (and what few tourists there were who were allowed to enter the country during the Occupation) and, during the Korean War, as an R&R facility for select U.