The SoraHouse project is back, and first things first: there are entirely too many dead bugs and animal droppings in our country home.
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Warner Brothers Studio Tokyo Making of Harry Potter lets you visit everything from the Great Hall of Hogwarts to the closet Harry lived in at the Dursley’s.
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And if you eat it like we did, there’s essentially a second rice bowl waiting for you too.
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