Tokyo Arrival

Hello Tokyo

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January 25th 2008
We're here at last. Our flight got in early so we had to wait at Nippori Station for Kazunori but it wasn't that difficult to get here with his help. Akira is in Shinjuku with his mates... hopefully they remembered to meet him. It's been good so far, we've met K's sister Masao and his dad. Hopefully they won't mind us taking over their living room for 3 weeks. We've eaten ramen and gyoza and bough ... 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