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Sakura 2014

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May 3rd 2014
These are very late, but I realized that I had never posted pictures of this year's sakura in the travel blog. I got lucky because peak season was while I was still on break from school - the break between school years here - so I could pick the nicest day and go out at my leisure to see the blossoms. We were also concerned that they would fall quickly because of the rain, but they stayed up just ... 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