Snackin'

Day 2 - Asakusa

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July 17th 2008
We left about 9 am this morning and were dropped off at the local train station. We took a local train to chiba, changed trains and finally on to Tokyo central station. I asked Amanda’s mom when the last time she was in Tokyo and she said it was something like 27 years ago! Once we got there we turned in our rail pass vouchers and decided to just stash our stuff in a coin locker and start wander ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Akasaka

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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