Asashi Beer

Tokyo Japan (Day Three)

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May 19th 2008
On our third day, as we headed over to the subway we stopped to snag a pic of a huge clock that was located outside our hotel (which later in the week we found out it puts on a show at about 4 minutes to the hour every hour). After hopping on the subway to get to Asakusa we quickly made haste towards the bridge to see the infamous Asashi Brewery building (aka the golden turd). We took some pics f ... read more

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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