Definitely Tokyo

Konnichiwa Japan!

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August 14th 2008
Hello everyone! Sorry that it has taken me over 2 weeks in Japan to get my first entry published. Hopefully I'll be better about it from here on out. So, for starters, while I've been here so far I have: navigated my way from the airport to the 1st and 2nd hotels in Tokyo, gone to the Harajuku, Shibuya, and Akihabara districts of Tokyo, seen a Meiji Shrine, been to two festivals, eaten some ama ... 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