Detail of design on kimono

Tokyo - Ginza

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October 11th 2008
Ginza is where most of the upmarket department stores and designer shops make their presence most visible. If you have been to any of the Japanese department stores outside of Japan then their home versions are much bigger than anything you have ever seen. For a city whose land prices are astronomical the department stores must certainly be extremely rich to occupy such vast expanses of prime reta ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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