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Ise Grand Shrine
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Katy Kelly
Dec 21, 2019 - Tweet
Family Mart: Master of disguise?
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Preston Phro
Aug 3, 2013
When setting up shop around famous landmarks, it never hurts to blend in. Especially in Japan, where tourism accounts for roughly five percent of the GDP. You wouldn’t want to destroy the tourist attraction by ruining the ambiance, right?
On the other hand, there’s not really very much that’s “traditional” about Family Mart convenience stores, so we had to wonder what kind of disguise would get slapped on their store near Ise Grand Shrine…
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