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Suddenly…A Whale
So, yesterday I’m walking around, and suddenly I encounter a Sidewalk Whale. My theory about this little-known hazard of Ningyo-cho is that it tends to happen on Fridays, when they surface to stock up on cetacean-sized libations at the partytime vending machine.
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There’s a huge whale statue in Nanba station (Osaka), too. Jeez, I love this country…
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Haha, me too! And I might just have to continue on to Nanba after I visit Tachikawa next week, so I can see that whale…
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That station is really huge… I mean, not even close to Tokyo st., but the underground is full of shops and there’s Shinsaibashi in the area. Oh, how I miss Japan ;(
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I know how you feel! Even though I’ve lived most of my life in the US, I’m homesick for Tokyo before I even get to the airport. +_+
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