Dan playing one of the games we were given during dinner

KAGAYA!

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March 26th 2008
Well this restaurant deserves a write up all of its own! KAGAYA, owned by Mark Kagaya! Is his name is really Mark? I doubt it! But it's easy for gaijins (foreigners) like me to pronounce! I think I should start by saying that I had read a few things about this place on the internet. Mainly on other peoples blogs and normally proceeded by a subheading like "weird and wacky places to go" or follo ... 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