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Flower Auction Japan

フラワー オークション ジャパンFlowers, more flowers, and things you hardly even realized were flowers. The Flower Auction Japan, in Tokyo, is a veritable zoo of all things floral. It is also features a constant human hubbub of visitor... ...full story at Japan Visitor

from Japan Visitor on Mon, Nov 10 2008

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