Mori Tower 8

Bye Bye Tokyo

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May 7th 2008
Tokyo has been absolutely amazing. We have seen loads, especially with Steves Clark Griswald itineraries! Since the last entry we have been to Shiubuya to see these crossings that go diagnally across the road. It is the busiest place in the world but everyone is so polite. The city is absoultely huge and its impossible to really find a specific central point. Yesterday we went to Ueno where t ... read more

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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