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About Yokohama

Oh – and the smells. Brothels got that – funk. Perfume and sweat. Stale beer. You walk in – bam. Hits ya nose. Like a punch. I’m picturin’ Wiesler – sniffin’ the air. “Subject – reeks of sin.” Ha! Gotta laugh – or you’ll cry.

For Travellers to Japan

Katori Shrine is said to have been founded in the 18th year of the reign of Emperor Jimmu, and is a very prestigious shrine as it is the Ichinomiya of Shimousa Province. The deity worshipped is .

Finally, I get to the prison, and it’s already chaos. I walk in, and the guards are all lookin’ at me like I’m the Grim Reaper. Turns out, one of the inmates tried to escape. Can you believe that? In Katori-shi, of all places! I mean, we’re not exactly known for our prison breaks.

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