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Parking in this store’s lot even though you’re not a customer? They’ll just keep your car then.
Unlike the creature it features, the above image has been floating around online for a few years, but recently has returned back to Japanese shores. However, here such a situation has led to a decidedly punnier outcome. Let’s read what Japanese people have to say about it and maybe learn a little unusual Japanese along the way.
Following a number of reddit users fawning over the greenery topped architecture of Namba Parks, this photo of a tiny single car parking complex also made a splash in different way.
Located by a pedestrian near Kanda Station people all over were perplexed and amused by this little business. Many were confused over the inclusion of a vending machine, security camera, extensive signage, and space numbering system – for one space.
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