Another Tokyo Layover - Sanja Matsuri Festival, Sushi and the Godzilla Selfie
May 16th 2014 Many people who know me know that I like to schedule long layovers in Japan en route to/from Singapore. This wasn't the case until a few years ago. As children, my parents lived through Japan's brutal occupation of Singapore and my dad in particular has never been comfortable around Japanese. Growing up, we lived in an expat-friendly neighborhood; my parents, to their credit, did not stop me from
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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 
