UK - smoke outside, Tokyo - smoke inside

Tokyo - Day 17

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June 3rd 2007
Well today is the last report from Japan, as we fly home tomorrow lunchtime Japanese time. We decided to have a leisurely day today, just experiencing a Japanese Sunday in Ueno Park, just down the road from our hotel. I'd seen years ago about the people of Tokyo metaphorically letting their hair down on a Sunday in the park and they didn't let me down! The first thing we caught sight of as ... 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