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Some things never change
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The kibuki theater
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Apparently Ricoh (or at least our owner) also owns this major department store
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Eventually we got sick of fish and went for some nice German cake
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...and then back to fish
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My first time singing karioke. Billy Joel is about my skill level. Derek, on the other hand, was practicing his Japanese singing.
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The busses for elementary school kids are all kid-sized.
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Again, some things never change. Note the "The Rock" look-alike.
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The Japanese equivalent of Krispy Kreme. These are sweet soy-cakes, complete with glassed-in baking and free hot samples.
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Japanese schoolgirls were all dressed like this. Note the "loose socks" that are very popular now.
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An authentic feudal mansion we visited. We later learned that it was actually completely rebuilt from models after being destroyed in a 1930's earthquake.
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