P3060027

Lost in Translation

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March 8th 2009
Flying from Seoul to Tokyo takes roughly 2 hours and 15 minutes. Somehow, though, my travel time turned my day into a ten hour day. I had to leave Ashley’s house really early to catch the shuttle to Incheon airport. After landing at Narita airport it took me another 2 hours to get to my hostel - Tokyo Hostel, two stops from Ueno station in the north-east corner of the city. The hostel came t ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Ueno

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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