The river

and the city through which it runs
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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]
Blog: Arriving
Date: August 25th 2006

Arriving

Yes!! I'm allowed to open the plane window shade again since everybody is awake now... The sky is the same everywhere. So beautiful! Am I really in Japan? It's hard to tell just by looking out the window... The pilot makes some flying tricks (that's how I call them, he is flying the plane at an angle) and I'm thankful because I am able to get a wonderful view of th ... read more

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