We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that
mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net has exploded. Flight director confirms that:

>They've also cleaned up a couple places that were famous during
>Sakamoto's time. There's been sort of a tourist boom there.

Oh, that's all because of the NHK drama series that's going on right now
(龍馬伝). There are piles and piles of dramatic license heaped on this show, as
any drama series based on a historical figure would be, but it's very well done.
It's caused a surging wave of tourism to Kochi, and also Nagasaki, etc.


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