JAPAN - Tokyo, Kyoto & Nara 3

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April 13th 2008
Arriving in Japan was a total contrast to anything we experienced in China... most people either spoke some english or actually tried understanding and made themselves be understood. We quite easily managed to get money, rent a phone, change our flight out of Japan and exchange our Japan Rail Pass all within about 1 hour of arriving... a task that would have taken us a whole day in Beijing. There ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Nippori

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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