Asakusa

Akihabara

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November 24th 2009
Today,s adventure was to what I like to call, "Techno Town", the technology district Akihabara. There were shops and stalls after stall selling all sorts of technology, games consoles new and classic, computers, watches, all sorts of cool MAN THINGS'! I decided to buy a Acer Netbook, which was cheap as chips, although it is Japanese(not always easiest to use). Went for lunch in this strange little ... 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