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Japan Town

 

It was my last day in San Francisco today, and I headed over to Japan Town.


I hadn’t realised that it was the Cherry Tree Festival this weekend…

…so the whole place was a bit of a zoo, including…


…a rock band playing Taylor Swift covers in Japanese.


However, I did have the chance to have a wander round…


…and get a feel for the place…


…in all its glory.


And yes…there were STICKERS aplenty…


…and reams of lovely writing paper…most of which is now in my carry on bag.

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