Contest of meals served in expressway parking areas

Contest of meals served in expressway parking areas

OSAKA, Japan - A meal served in the Mekari Parking Area on the Kanmon Expressway in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is shown in Osaka on Dec. 10, 2014. It was a runner-up in the second contest held for dishes offered in expressway parking areas in western Japan.

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