Tokyo Graveyard

Off I Go...

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October 1st 2007
So not much time passed since my last post, but I'm getting free internet access after buying a very expensive bottle of ice tea, so here I am again... I had some Wendy's breakfast meal this morning (not exactly sure what I actually ate...), walked around Shinjuku very early in the morning (around 6AM), and stumbled upon a Buddhist graveyard. Yep, just walked in... thought it was a nice little ze ... 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