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Sam Cook

TV show transforms Cardiff street to look like Asian city centre

If you happened to be strolling through Cardiff City Centre on Tuesday, November 15, you might have noticed that things looked a little different in Quay Street. Gone was self-proclaimed 'home of the unauthentic taco' La Pantera and in its place was a typical Japanese high street that doubled for Tokyo.

Decked out in Japanese insignia, lanterns, and bold crimson colouring there were also several open-air cooking demonstrations. The sight of filming crews would have ruined the illusion to passers-by who all had the same question: would The City Arms be open for business?

In all seriousness a TV show had taken over Quay Street and transformed Cardiff into Tokyo. Here's what the production had to say when asked what was going on.

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