Sunshine City set to shine even brighter with opening of Bandai Namco’s Gashapon Department Store.
Watch out, though: only a maximum of 84 people can take part in this luxury weekend activity.
After one too many lazy Saturdays, we find ourselves standing at the foot of an ice cold waterfall.
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