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#2-Tokyo...Dōmo arigatō, Mr. Roboto

July 22nd 2010
7/20/10 to 7/22/10 Tokyo is noisy. Visual noise, electric noise, and earfuls of loud, synthetic audial annihilation. It is a city where every square inch of space is used for advertising, while cell phones and intercoms blare music, beeps, commercials and announcements. I like the sounds of thousands of wooden shoes and high-heels on the city pavements and escalators, however th ... read more
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Japanese Flag 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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