Yebisu Brewery - Tokyo

Japan

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September 28th 2006
Coming from China, Japan was like this perfect world where everything operates as it should and when it should. It's a clean, orderly, safe and immensely polite society and was delighful to travel around. Our 2 week stint began in Tokyo. What amazed us initially were: 1. the cleanliness of the streets (eventho bins were few and far between) - you could eat off them!! 2. the high fashion - eve ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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