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Working hard for her money at one of the most beautiful department stores in the city. Like Paris' Bon Marche, the best part is the food hall. #wheninjapan #tokyo
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One of the public baths in town where women (and men separately) bring their toiletries to scrub down before soaking in steaming water powered by a natural hot spring discovered more than 1,000 years ago.
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Posing with rows of little wooden prayer cards, or ema, at the Shinto Jishu Shrine, home to the god of love and good marriages. The sign says the chief priest prays for them to come true on the first Sunday of every month. (Not pictured: two large stones
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One of the things I love about Japan is the phalanx of uniformed men in white gloves, ushering traffic on the streets, the sidewalk and the subway. I rode past this gentleman on my bicycle.
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Nonbei Yokocho, Drunkard's Alley, where salarymen grab a bite in one of the pocket-sized restaurants before catching the train home.
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Tonight brought to you by this Arkansas trio. "I'll see you in church," said the lead singer.
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Captain Chris Wells and Captain Thomas Keating prepare to take the #QM2 out of New York harbor