Waiting for shinkansen to depart

Osaka

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May 15th 2007
With the Japan Rail Pass expiring today, we made our way to Osaka by the skinkansen. N to complete the train ride, we bought bento to eat onboard. Time for shopping at osaka. It wasn't that Osaka was a shoppers' paradise, it was more out of convenience to shop there coz dun wan to lug luggage around in tokyo n would b going home in a couple of days. ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more