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international friendship run and marathon

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February 21st 2015
So Saturday was international friendship run day. Grace and I went to run a 5k run with the other international entrants and friends. We also went to the expo to pick up my number which was totally insane! The japanese love to que and boy were they queuing for everything. There was very long music and 1000 of people picking their numbers up. Eventually we escaped and went down to the river to g ... 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