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This is a picture I took back in August 2005 in Kawagoe, Saitama. This trip was the first time I had been to Japan by myself and it was the self testing period to see if I could really survive in this country. You might guess, I survived.But looking back... ...full story at Mottekaero

from Mottekaero on Tue, Sep 23 2008

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