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Dr. Takeshi Yamada, originally from Osaka, Japan, has found his dream home in the land of freakshows and the original Nathan's Famous hot dog stand: Coney Island, NY. Always in a tuxedo and top hat, the dapper Dr. Yamada considers his award winning artwork "specimens" rather than examples of self expression. His imaginative mind has led him to creating a six-foot long Mongolian death worm, a two-headed baby, freakishly large stag beetles and a furry mermaid-bunny -- an ode to Coney Island's original name given by the Dutch which translates to "Rabbit Island."

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