Tokyo

Last full day in Japan

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May 1st 2006
Today was our last full day in Tokyo and in Japan. It was very warm today, 85 degrees (F). It'll be nice to go home to cool nights! We had breafast this morning in the Garden Court -- a room overlooking a beautiful garden. Afterwards we headed for Asakusa to see the temple there and do our last minute gift shopping. The street up to the temple is lined with touristy places to shop. We go ... 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