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D#012 Tonarino

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If you love Japan like I do, Tonarino is without any doubts one place that you MUST visit in Second Life. Tonarino, created by  秋元のん (n0rik0), is the representation of a Japanese town that mixes traditional, rural elements with modern. My visit started at the Tonarino train station and from there I walked down the main road towards the heart of the little town, passing by some beautiful cultivated fields, a typical Japanese restaurant, a small café with a delightful reading corner and a super market.  At the end of the road lies a little port and an adjacent fish market and from there, another small road leads to the town garage/mechanic and, again, to the cultivated fields.  Next to the mechanic, a stone staircase leads to the raised part of the town characterized by some typical small Japanese houses located on its sides, that deserve to be explored. At the end of the staircase there is a small market and some tiny but very picturesque shops as well as a ...

D#013 Cats lovers paradise: Nekomachi Street & Maneki Cafè

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As a good cat lover, I take note of all the places I find during my explorations in Second Life that have to do with these adorable felines. Here are two places that I found and are worth a visit: - Nekomachi Street - Maneki Cafè The list will be updated in case more places are found. Please leave a comment if you already know of others (include a URL if possible!) NEKOMACHI STREET Nekomachi Street can be found in Tonarino, a Japanese town (see my post here ). To get there, you need to click the cat inside the tunnel near the town's Garage/mechanic.  Nekomachi Street is a - fantasy - representation of what a Japanese town would look if its inhabitants would be cats instead of humans, living their everyday lives just as much as we would do.  Everything takes place along the main road, among the little shops, restaurants, and market stalls that overlook it. Here we have a cat enjoying some sakè sitting outside the liquor shop while watching some other fellow cats drag a cart and...