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Japan 2014!

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May 5th 2014
My return to the land of the rising sun! My first morning in Japan I woke up to bright sunshine. The curtains were drawn but light leaked into the room through the fabric. ‘It’s so bright, I’d better get up, it must be around 9.’ I thought to myself andchecked my watch. 5:00 AM. Seriously. I went to check the window and it was borad daylight. At 5 AM. Y U do dis to me Japan? u.u So, ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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