school play

third entry

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February 22nd 2006
hello!! i am doing very well here in japan, especially since i have discovered real shopping. i went to tokyo last weekend and it was so great. there was only one day, so we had to make the most of it. we were up by 8 am. ok, 8:15, and actually had some breakfest before rushing off to the train station where we caught a train to takasaki. we then hoped on a limited express train (not the shinkanse ... read more

Asia » Japan » Gunma » Maebashi

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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