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Turning Japanese- i think im turning japanese!

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January 20th 2009
Up nice and early and after barely sleeping- pretty excited, we head off to meet Tom in Staines for the grand Off Travelling!!! Sad to say goodbye to everyone, but so excited that Tom and i are actually heading off to japan to start 6months oftravelling,after so much planning and waiting it seems to have come around so fast. Dropped off at Heathrow terminal 5, for 14.35pm flight BA007 to Tokyo, ... 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