ginza

Ginza 13/10

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October 17th 2008
As we headed out for the day we were stopped by a Japanese guy trying to sell us a house in Asakusa. We were tempted to take a free tour to get some free food, but figured it would be quite mean. After struggling to find our way around ginza (as we had to conflicting maps), we finally arrived at the sony building. The sony building was quite cool but much smaller than we expected. You were all ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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