Artwork on the ceiling

Back in Tokyo

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October 12th 2008
The first two days back in Tokyo I did a bit of sight seeing. Before heading to the Ryokan I went around the Imperial Palace grounds again, very beautiful but not much to do since the "good stuff" is completely off limits to basically everyone. I wanted to take some pictures of the actual Tokyo station too, it's done up in a very nice style, but they're currently renovating it and repairing it 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