Traditional Junk

Fish Market

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July 5th 2012
Last night we went to find somewhere to eat that was not to expensive but authentic. We fell upon this little cafe that was full of Japanese and had to choose what to have from a menu that you could not decipher - but gordon bennett it was fantastic - still don't know what we ate. Anyway this jet lag thing came in handy today as we needed to get up early to get to the fish market. In the Di ... 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