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A Nagoya Diary I

Wendy Gan

If you ever lose anything in Japan, just retrace your steps. Chances are that someone has spotted it and left it in a place for you to retrieve it.

I love how someone has trimmed this hedge but left these sprigs poking out, simply because the flowers are too stunning to be lost to uniformity.

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Japanese street signage is charming. Why is this man so dapper with his hat?

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This is heartwarming.

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And this is just bewildering. Am I supposed to honk? Am I to beware electromagnetic rays?

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