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Bustling Tokyo

March 20th 2006
On the weekend, Tomoko, Belinda and I went to Tokyo. We caught the Shinkansen from Shizuoka to Tokyo, jumped on a few very crowded trains and finally arrived at Omotesando. Belinda and Tomoko had a hairdresser appointment so I went (window) shopping for a few hours. Omotesando Avenue is like the Champs Elysees of Paris, lined with huge trees and designer shops. The first thing I noticed about ... read more
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Japanese Flag 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
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