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Main hall of ,public bath and spa, in
There’re restaurant, sleeping pods, manga area, and traditional entertainment hall.
The hot water for onsen area is from actual hot springs that contains minerals.
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Japan No.30

Sleeping box of ,public bath and spa, in
These boxes are above the tatami area.
You can climb up the ladder and roll into the box to take a nap, read manga, or quietly chat with friends. It is fun 😌


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Japan No.32

Local restaurant’s entrance

,Japanese pancakes, and , breaded and fried cutlets on skewers, are two major local cuisine in 



   


Japan No.34

Back view of 
in ,

The front view, the previous post, has an ad on the tower that says “Social innovation Hitachi”
And this back of the tower has a writing of “Tsutenkaku” that is the name of the town where the tower is located. 


   


Japan No.37

Visited last summer.
I would say about one third of the park is localized so it’s a bit different from the original Universal Studios in US.
Lots of fun for geeks(=my girls)






Japan No.44

Naughty smile in

Biriken-san is god of good luck and he’s widely seen in Osaka as a symbol of successful business.

I read the article about the history of Biriken and it’s origin is Billiken in US, from Kansas City, I believe.



Japan No.52

Evening sky, crescent moon, and traffic mirror.

(Is this mirror called traffic mirror? What’s the proper name for it??)




Japan No.61

The big statue of the classic cartoon character “Gigantor, Tetsujin 28-gou” in

My kids used to call him “Japanese Humpty Dumpty” 😂
 


Japan No.63

📷Sayuri.H📱

Just a giant standing next to cafe entrance in ,
Have no idea exactly where it was. The photo is geotagged in

Just booked our tickets to Japan for this summer. Can’t wait to get there!

 

    


 
Japan No.70

of looking over the city for over 700 years.

Shachihoko is an imaginary creature that has tiger head and fish body. It is believed to have the power to avoid the fire and often placed on the very top of the roof of many castles.



  


 
Japan No.81

@paulwaldo I watched with my brother in my childhood too😆

@sayuri_t_h Ah, so it was in Kobe! Thought it looked familiar before reading all the hashtags

@aligorith yes it’s one of the most famous landmark of port of Kobe✨