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Tokyo may have more money and Kyoto more culture Nara may have more history and Kobe more style. But Osaka has the biggest heart.

Vikas Swarup

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Vikas Swarup
Age: 54
Diplomat
Novelist
Writer
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May
Kobe
Heart
Kyoto
Tokyo
Biggest
Style
History
Culture
Money
Osaka

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