After Faking Her Death to Escape the Potter Fiasco, Hedwig Moved to Japan and Took Night Classes in Psychology...

It's as good an explanation as any for this:

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I'm not sure what this particular bit of Engrish is advertising, but I like the poster. It was hanging on a wall in Kamakura when we visited there in the pouring rain.

The original image, and 140 other pictures from Kamakura, can be found in this Flickr photoset.

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