Almost the last Train

Everyone was trying to get home before the last train left. This train was full, then past full, then people braced themselves against the door and PUSHED themselves into the train. It was very surreal

One More Week...

December 9th 2007
So this weekend I finally packed up and headed out to - what felt like - the tropical paradise of Tokyo for a weekend adventure and 'Thanksgiving Dinner'. Friday night I took the last train out of Tsuru to Tokyo (midnight on the orient express? Is that PC?). I made it to Tokyo around 0 dark thirty (12:30 am), met Courtney and Jenny (who had come with us to Fuji Q Highland), and we ended up goi ... 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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