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the first entry

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January 20th 2006
So, I'm in Japan. getting here was fairly easy. i was on the plane for 10 hours, but it left a little late, and took longer in the air, but i finally got to narita airport. great landing, but the pilot decided to circle pretty much the whole way around the airport from where we started. i don't know why the airport was set up that way, but oh well, after 10 hours what was another 15 minutes. i the ... read more

Asia » Japan » Gunma » Maebashi

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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