Turning Japanese

Day Three: Sakura in the Park Park

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March 29th 2008
Sakura, Sakura, Sakura. The cherry blossom trees are honestly the prettiest things I've ever seen in my life. Including the NYE fireworks in Sufers Paradise. I'm so lucky because they only bloom for a week or so, and I arrived at the perfect time so today Sanae and I joined the masses of people chasing the sakura season. First we dressed in kiminos and ran around Sanaes local area amusing folk ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Asakusa

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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