Asakusa

Asakusa, our home away from home in Tokyo

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June 13th 2007
AsakusaBagelmonkeys Tokyo is a big city. Huge. It's so big that when you're standing on the observation deck of Tokyo Tower, Roppongi Hills, or in either tower of the Government Building, your panoramas consist of buildings and more buildings, lined up like upended, mismatched dominoes that stretch beyond the horizon. When ... 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