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Entertaining Japanese Restaurant Signs

After an evening spent researching the sake pubs of Osaka's Dotonbori neighborhood, the unexpected sight of a 12-foot-high mechanical crab with thrashing claws and swiveling eyestalks can be an unsettling experience. Here are some other sobering sights from Osaka and nearby.

Photos:

1) Kani Doraku crab restaurant, Osaka;
2) tea retailer, Uji;
3) ramen shop, Osaka;
4) takoyaki shop, Osaka

Photos and text copyright 1998, Robb Satterwhite.
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