Pretty Street in Gion

Garys Big In Japan!!!

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June 24th 2008
Well we arrived in Japan after a long flight (during which I downed three quarters of a bottle of wine and bawled me eyes out a the Extras Christmas special- I don’t even watch Extras ) I was really nervous about Japan incase it would be really difficult to get by in our day by day tasks and was kind of crapping it about getting the train, food and even finding the loo. After getting my photo 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