Nikko

Big in Japan

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December 1st 2007
It wasn’t easy work getting to my final destination of Tokyo form Shanghai, the Chinese were determined to piss me off as much as possible before I left their turf. Twice I was pulled to one side to have all my bags searched and once I was interrogated, luckily no Chinese water torture was involved, just a series of crap questions like ‘Why you not go home to England?’ ‘Err….Because I†... 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