P1280023

Tokyo Disneyworld and Yebisu Garden Place

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January 31st 2009
Tokyo is a wonderful and diverse city created by quite possibly the most homogeneous people. Tokyo has Disneyland, the Effiel tower, food from around the world, American commercialism, and a beautiful european-style brewery complex called the Yebisu Garden Place. Tokyo took all the great things and put them in one city. It's a fun place, but the culture you get out of it is not very Japanese... ... 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