Tokyo Skyline

Akasaka skyline from the New Otani Hotel

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June 22nd 2006
Thursday was my last day in Tokyo with Rusty before he headed off to Thailand for two weeks. It was also the day that my Mom and Aunt Heather arrived in Tokyo on a stopover fromt heir trip to Thailand (yeah, everyone is going to Thailand but me). Rusty and I started our day with a visit to Ueno Park. Ueno is famous for cherry blossom viewing during Golden Week and was also the site of a larg ... 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

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