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lazy Sunday morning

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March 1st 2015
Having a lazy Sunday today - it's raining (first day) but we had no plans anyway. Saturday we did the tourist thing and went up Tokyo Sky Tree to the viewing platform. International visitors can jump the que (for an extra fee) so we zoomed up to 350 meters at 600 m/min and got some great views over Tokyo. For our culture of the day we visited Senso-ji temple and ate some very unusual street ... 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