Bunkaya Zakkaten

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• If it is a framed picture of the Virgin Mary for JPY850 that you need, or perhaps a red Chinese handkerchief with which to dry your eye, then you should pay a visit to this shop. Not only Christians are catered to: you can buy a clock with a portrayal of Shiva or Krishna on its face. Then, perhaps clock flamingos are more your style. T-shirts displaying fruit and/or Mao Tse Tung might go well with a see-through metallic mini-dress and your polka dot socks. Or maybe not. Reasonable prices throughout this shop are a boon to those with the unusual gift in mind. There are great postcards for JPY80 a pop. In stark contrast to this amazing display of fun kitsch from around the world is the traditional Japanese garden, which you can view through the window at the rear of the store.
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