Konnichiwa

Konnichiwa

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September 20th 2011
We left Mexico very early this morning. Our transit stop in Dallas was longer by 3 hours because of a panel replacement on our plane. From Narita Airport we caught the metro train to Ikebukuro station. We caught the wrong train on two separate occasions and what should have been a 1.5 hour train ride took us 3 hours. In the rain, we walked to our hotel, Kimi Ryokan and arrived finally at 11pm. ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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