For your consideration, here is a lovely little planetarium I found in Dotonbori. The Japanese hostess-bots will tell you about it and the software the building is meant to promote (in Japanese, naturally). No matter. The gist of what they’re saying is that when you enter the planetarium you can click on the ceiling to turn on or off constellation lines and pictures.
My pictures really don’t do this justice. The sky rotates at pleasantly slow rate, and the stars shimmer and flicker in a way that is just gorgeous. Every once in a while a shooting star streaks across the sky. Personally, I like the picture view. Japanese constellations vary slightly from the ones we know in the west, but i’m told the Zodiac is the same.
Conveniently, there are seats for two. Guys, you know what to do.
Meanwhile, right next door, you’ll find this sign promoting the Loveho resort. I thought perhaps that Loveho was some sort of Japanese word or place-name, but no. I clicked the sign and the club is exactly what the name implies. A place for Don Ho fans.
Okay, it’s not. It’s a place where you can pick up an escort (or “ho,” if you prefer). No points for subtlety here, my Japanese friends.
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