Cherry Blossoms

Tokyo & Kyoto

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June 17th 2004
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:04:50 -0700 (PDT) From: "Eric Bram" Subject: forward to anyone who may want to read Hello all, Feel free to delete this message if you don't want to here about my travels because this is all there is in here. I can't get personal with each email so welcome to Generic email #1. With that out of the way... We're in Tokyo and it really is a magn ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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