My 'special' Sushi chef

Tokyo

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July 11th 2008
So here we are again, you wait for 1 bus and then they all turn up at once!!! (we haven't blogged for ages and now you've got an overdose of us!!) We returned to Tokyo before flying out....earlier than expected as we came up with the master plan of returning one night early in order to squeeze in a night in a "capsule hotel"......and when I say squeeze in, it's meant quite literally!!! Probabl ... 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