super crowded Tokyo metro

I Left My Heart in Tokyo

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September 9th 2010
I had known Ellie was going to be in Tokyo for months, and I desperately wanted to meet up with her. I put off booking the tickets for months because I was concerned I'd get a job and then be unable to go. Well, I got a job (yay!) but they're taking forever with the paperwork, etc, and I won't start working until October (even though I was hired in August!). So I booked my tickets a couple days be ... read more

Asia » Japan » 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