The penis shrine (NSFW)

By at 9:30 am Monday, Feb 8

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I had dinner at a Chinese restaurant in Tokyo last week where I was seated in front of some very interesting hanging art. It wasn't the only thing about the decor that was conspicuously phallic...

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Behind a curtain in the corner of the restaurant were these Golden Ball Fortune Telling penises. Under each statue is a drawer from which you can pick a rather crass fortune that parodies the traditional New Years version that you'd normally draw at a real shrine.

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I didn't take any more pictures, but there were butt cheeks and breasts hanging on the walls, too.

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Lisa Katayama

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