Harajuku Goth Kids

Land of the Rising Sun

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June 22nd 2007
Konnichiwa! Well we have now been in Japan for almost two weeks and it is a very strange but fascinating country! We arrived in Toyko and just about managed to navigate our way through the city on the metro, which has very limited English signs! We realised just how huge the language barrier was going to be on the first night when trying to find a restaurant. We had a phrase book, but this did ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto

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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