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Our Weekend Japan Getaway

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May 6th 2008
Hi All! Unlike my last blog entry I have quite a bit to report. Dan and I flew to Tokyo this past weekend since I had a three day (Monday was Children's Day, which rings funny in my head, because as I child I would ask my parents, "If there is Mother's Day and Father's Day, how comes there's no kid's day?" and my Mother would quickly reply, "Because every day is kid's day.") Friday night we ... 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