Thank you so much for this Flossie.  We are going to Japan in October of this year (doing the "Vibrant Tokyo" pre-tour) and absolutely cannot wait (your travelogue only made the wait harder!)   (And yes, that certain American chicken fast food chain has indeed somehow hijacked Christmas in Japan. As the article mentioned, the significance of Christmas in Japan is not like it is in many other countries but even then, my ancestors would be turning over in their graves!  At least make it
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