The Land of the Rising Sun Setting

NRT Again

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February 19th 2008
Hello from Japan, hello from Narita airport. Morning started off pretty wild. Fog was causing cancellations and delays between YVR and SEA just were I needed to go. A lucky break...my flight would have been diverted to Portland (and although I love the stamp...POO...I was not into this idea) but a plane heading to Portland died on the runway (seriously it lost power) so to accommodate the passeng ... 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