piss alley, shinjuku

Konnichiwa

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January 15th 2008
After a couple of days travel via Hong Kong (with food poisoning (better now)), it was a huge relief to reach our hotel in Tokyo. We stayed at the Tokyo Green Hotel. Our room was tiny but perfectly formed. And much to Paul's delight it was only 5 minutes walk from Akihabara, the electronics mecca, so we spent an afternoon or two wandering around geekville. It was a huge change from our lazy ... 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