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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]
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] Blog: Japan - Tokyo
Date: April 8th 2008
We arrived in Tokyo after quite a traumatic flight, poor Sarah and Lisa had nail marks in their hands from me squeezing them so tightly! We were thrown from side to side as we took off, there was a lot of turbulence and we had to circle around Tokyo airport for an extra 40 minutes because the weather was too awful to land in! The only saving grace was that we had the best plane food ever which w ... read more
Date: April 8th 2008
We arrived in Tokyo after quite a traumatic flight, poor Sarah and Lisa had nail marks in their hands from me squeezing them so tightly! We were thrown from side to side as we took off, there was a lot of turbulence and we had to circle around Tokyo airport for an extra 40 minutes because the weather was too awful to land in! The only saving grace was that we had the best plane food ever which w ... read more
