Shinjuku by night

Christmas won't be Christmas without any brussel sprouts

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December 30th 2007
We have this theory that the places we've been least looking forward to on our trip have turned out to be the best...I wasn't too bothered about going to San Francisco again, Neil really didn't want to go to San Diego, we were both petrified about Brazil, and then didn't want to leave it to go to cold old New Zealand. So, just in case the reverse was also true, we spent our flight from Australia ... 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