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Wooden benches under the Motenashi Dome at night, with the Tsuzumi Gate lit in blue behind them. A few people sit and look at their phones.
夜のもてなしドームの下にある木のベンチ。後ろには青くライトアップされた鼓門があり、何人かが座ってスマホを見ています。