Asakusa temple near hostel

Two weeks in Tokyo

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August 7th 2007
Spent two weeks in Tokyo and it is a huge city with incredible amount of people ! Walked around in parks and got stung by mosquitos. Visited the fashion shopping district, electronic district and many other districts and places and saw loads of stuff. Singing karaoke until 5 am was a first. Saw Sumida river fireworks along with 750 000 others. Went up to top of Fuji mountain and it was won ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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