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Japan Zoo Rents Dog Costume

This is a Tokyo news story, published by torontosun, that relates primarily to The Tocotoco Zoo news.

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New zoo in Japan 'wish come true' for people who want to become dogs

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The Tocotoco Zoo will open on Jan. 26 in the Saitama Prefecture , near Tokyo .

Visitors will be able to rent a human-size dog costume for an undetermined amount of time.

The zoo is being launched by Toco the human collie, a Japanese man who spent about $20,000 on a custom suit.

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