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Bento box
Look how nice this box is: this is a lunch box (bento box) that I bought at the shinkansen train station. It is wooden and it tasted delicious. I bought tonkatsu, accompanied by a big Asahi. It wasn't the best idea in the world to start drinking so early in the morning, but I soon got used to it...
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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: The Japan experience
Date: April 2nd 2010
Date: April 2nd 2010
Friday, April 2nd 2010
Today is the day I have been waiting forever: I finally go to Japan! I am at the San Francisco airport right now. It's 11.30am, my flight is going to be at 1.05pm. I really did not plan this vacation as much as I wanted and omitted many details. Only yesterday I went to Bank of America to change some dollars in Japanese Yen (I have 89,000 yen in my pocket, wh ... read more
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