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Mr Todd at Meiji-jingu  
   

Mr Todd at Meiji-jingu

After a leisurely stroll through parkland, surrounded by cypress trees, these beautiful pagodas mark the entrance to the shrine area
Views from the 33rd floor aren't bad

December 11th 2006
Safe, but tiring, arrival in Japan. Got to the hotel 23 hours after leaving Cardiff...but well worth the travelling. Hotel is a cracker - check out its website www.parkhoteltokyo.com - and with a room on the 33rd, and penultimate, floor we have an awe-inspiring cityscape view. Can't see how Bill and Scarlett could remain so bored in the film as Tokyo has such attractive architecture and attraction ... read more
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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
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