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52. Billiken

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A fun part of Osaka is Shin-Sekai which is centred around a telecommunications tower where you can take the elevator to take in the view. The sentiment in this tower is very light-minded attitude, and amongst other they foster the cult about Billiken, The god of how thngs ought to be. You can also see him in the area around the tower, like here. (I learnt from Wikipedia, that Billiken himself actually hails from St. Louis in the US.)