Futon in my room

June 16th 2007
Monday morning Connie took me to the train for Tokyo. Easier, but I still got a little confused in Shinagawa. This time I asked the conductor and he was like “next train”. Cool. 45 minutes later I arrived at the Ueno station in Tokyo, where I took a cab to the hotel. It was a short jaunt costing about 900 yen ($7/8). I step into my Ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) and the guy at the desk (wh ... 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

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Yavonna Glenn

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Just tracking my travels through SE Asia this wonderful summer of 2007 (after my stop of 1 week in Japan). I'm a mother, student, loner, daydreaming gypsy chick, with an insatiable yearning for the open road and skies. I'll be gone for 2.5 months (or until my money runs out - whichever comes first). Why this trip? Well, in short, law school sucks and the only way I can go back is if I first get away. It started as a practical venture that my mind ok'd: 1 month in Singapore doing a study abroad program. As the year progressed though, I knew doing the typical internship either at home or abroad ... full info

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