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Hanshin Tigers VS Tokyo Giants

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March 23rd 2008
On my second day in Tokyo, me and Michael went to watch a baseball game between the Hanshin Tigers and the Tokyo Giants. I was really excited because I had never been to a baseball game before, and now I was going to one in Japan! The Hanshin Tigers are the team from the Osaka area, so of course we had to cheer for them! The Tokyo Dome was right down the street from our hostel, so me and Michae ... 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