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After posting about Sadako Sasaki and the GR Origami Crane Pin just a few days ago (link), the irony is that there's a Peace Park in Seattle with a Sadako Sasaki statue. The park is in the University District and...
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The Ichiro Effect is now gone from Seattle, a west coast location that’s not as far from Japan and New York City. Tourism will be affected as people will now perhaps defect to New York for visits. But even that will be less. Seattle is a much simpler place to visit. “Japan sends more tourists to Seattle than any other country, according to U.S. Commerce department officials, the newspaper notes. In 2011 alone, 64,000 Japanese tourists visited the region.” (USA Today – Ichiro Effect)
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