cherry blossoms

First stop Japan

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March 29th 2008
When we were about to take off I was excited. The plane trip was very long, but I watched the Bee movie twice, Alvin and the Chipmunks and 4 episodes of the Simpsons. We stayed in a Tokyo ryokan ( a Japanese inn). We stayed in a Japanese style room with the matresses on the floor. We went to Tokyo Disneyland, it was very fun. We were going to go on the spinning teacups but the queue was too long ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Ueno

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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