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The neighborhood that invented the Obon Jovi dance is back with a new set list of rock and disco hits.
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Ghibli Museum’s hand-crafted masks are here just in time for Japan’s summer festival season.
With lots of tour-like features and educational experiences, you’ll learn a lot and have fun, too!
The sleeping mat has to get folded up before it gets put away, but who should do the folding?
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