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Shinjuku the downtown of Tokyo

August 18th 2010
On my last day in Tokyo, we headed down to shinjuku to visit the government metropolitan building no. 1. On the 49th floor there is an observatory where you can get a bird's eye view of Tokyo. I even managed to get a small glimpse of Tokyo tower. After that, we went back to the station and had a quick lunch of "don katsu" which is lightly fried pork cutlet in bread crumbs. Our last train ride b ... 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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