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The Lion

Studio 360

    In Shibuya’s red light district, Kurt Andersen stumbles into a refuge from the chaos of Tokyo: the Lion cafe, a temple for classical music fans, with scratchy records played at the altar.
    → See a slideshow of pictures from the Lion below
    (Originally aired: February 6, 2009)
     
     
     
     
     
    Slideshow: Inside the Lion

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