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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]
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] Blog: last day in tokyo
Date: March 19th 2007
we started the day taking the subway to the ghibli museum in mitaka which was a small town about 30 minutes away. what i noticed first was how quiet people are here... when you walk through the subway station you're amongst thousands of other people but all you can hear are footsteps. no one was talking. and when we arrived in mitaka, when you closed your eyes you felt like you were in a ghost t ... read more
Date: March 19th 2007
we started the day taking the subway to the ghibli museum in mitaka which was a small town about 30 minutes away. what i noticed first was how quiet people are here... when you walk through the subway station you're amongst thousands of other people but all you can hear are footsteps. no one was talking. and when we arrived in mitaka, when you closed your eyes you felt like you were in a ghost t ... read more
