Contest of meals served in expressway parking areas

OSAKA, Japan - A meal served in the Kawanobori Service Area on the Nagasaki Expressway in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is shown in Osaka on Dec. 10, 2014. It won the second contest held for dishes offered in expressway parking areas in western Japan. Kawanobori won the title for the second consecutive year.

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