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Arriving in Japan at last!

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March 24th 2008
Well, I'm finally in Japan! It's great here! The night we arrived, all we did was catch a Train, than a taxi to our hotel. Today, we went to a big SONY place ( you know, that company that makes Playstations) and they had heaps of the latest technology. One of the coolest was a camera that took your photo if you smiled. I learned that $1.00 in Australian money is approximately 100 Yen. (Just so yo ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Nippori

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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