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Tokyo : not even lost in translation

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April 21st 2007
We just arrived yesterday in amazing tokyo and here are some of our first impressions : - this city is amazingly clean : you could eat on the floor - It is very crowded - And above all japanese people are so nice , you have no idea ... there is always someone to help you : We even had an employee from the metro who offered us to help us zith our 60 pounds bags ( 30 kilos... Les v ... 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