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We caught the last day of Tori no Ichi at Juzaisan Chokoku-ji (Temple of Tori) in Asakusa. Many people came here to pray for good health, good fortune and good business.  Tori no Ichi is an annual event held in November.

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After getting back to Tokyo, we are off to meeting some friends in Ikebukuro. In the past couple of trips, we visited Ikebukuro a lot because we love to shop there.  This time, we are here to see friends and meet new people and it was just great coming back here for a brief visit.

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Merry Christmas!! Actually I can’t believe it is Christmas already. Hope you are all having a great Christmas holiday season and spending a wonderful time with your loved ones.

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We managed to visit Kinkaku-ji during out brief visit in Kyoto. We were a bit exhausted from the amount of tourists around us at Kinkaku-ji that we decided to head back to Osaka earlier.  At this time of the year, the sun sets rather early and I just feel that it wasn’t going to be easy to navigate on buses at night.

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Otaroad (オタロード) is Osaka’s version of Akiba. There you will find tones of toys, games, anime and manga related merchandise. There are lots of shops that sell great collection of otaku related goods and if you are into Japanese anime and manga, you are in for a treat.

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Another great place to visit while in Osaka is Doguyasuji. It is famous for its shopping streets. We were roaming in the area and took some night time photos in the neighbourhood.

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Dōtonbori is full of festivity even after sunset. When the sun goes down, the lights around Dōtonbori turn on and they give it a very different feeling than when it was during daytime.

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A friend recommended this hotel in Osaka and we were lucky to be able to book it in a very short amount of lead time.  We happened to find it in HotelClub.com and it was at pretty decent price. With this booking confirmed, we are spending a few days in the Osaka neighbourhood.

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