Street in Gion

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October 28th 2010
They say Kyo-to is To-kyo backwards. This weekend, Tokyo was Kyoto backwards. (Quote stollen from RJ - thanks) On our quest for a little slice of apple pie - Disneyland and a Macaroni Grill - my friends and I loaded into a K car for a ten hour road trip to Tokyo. All was going according to plan - we'd just finished a jam session to a techno song that randomly declares "Barbara Strei ... 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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