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Clock Tower

I couldnt believe the number of people that were taking pictures of this... its really not that impressive, and is considered in the top three of most disappointing spots in Japan.
Sapporo

September 19th 2008
So yesterday was my first full day here in Sapporo, and I gotta say this is a great city. Sapporo is the 5th largest city in Japan, and one of the newest. Which means one very big thing - streets here actually make SENSE. Instead of wonderful naming like because 50 years ago there may have been a bank, its grid based and divided into N/S/E/W and how many blocks away from city cent ... read more
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Japanese Flag 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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