Travel blog: Tsukiji edition Photo 15

Travel blog: Tsukiji edition

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April 11th 2009
I’m way behind in my writing duties and the trip is almost over but I had to skip ahead and send out a “special edition”, mostly because I’m just so jazzed about the morning’s events. So strap in tight kids, ‘cuz here we go. We got up at 3:45 this morning to do something I knew I wanted to do from the second we set our plans to visit Japan. If you’re a fan of food, seafood especiall ... 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