Tokyo's "Time Square"

Redemption, Disappointment, and the X-Bowl!!!

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December 20th 2011
Before leaving Kyoto, we went back for some more udon. No sign of Japanese Ali G., so I guess he doesn't spend all of his time there. We also took a quick walk through a Yodobashi Camera store to see some electronics (Yodobashi Camera is a chain of electronics department stores). The closest thing to a robot that we saw was a robot vacuum cleaner. So we're definitely going to have to find some ... read more

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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