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Would that I had seven lives to give for my country!
were his last words before committing Seppuku,
Imperial Palace 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]
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] Blog: If you knew Sushi, like I know Sushi................
Date: December 4th 2008
Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo and our last stop in Japan, it's been amazing in every way, it's been more that we could have wished for. Japan has something for everyone, the walkers, the talkers, the doers and the don'ters! It's a techie's wildest dream and a technophobe's vision of beauty just as long as they stay away from any of the big cities, we are neither techie's or phobe's and at times we have had ... read more
Date: December 4th 2008
Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo and our last stop in Japan, it's been amazing in every way, it's been more that we could have wished for. Japan has something for everyone, the walkers, the talkers, the doers and the don'ters! It's a techie's wildest dream and a technophobe's vision of beauty just as long as they stay away from any of the big cities, we are neither techie's or phobe's and at times we have had ... read more
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