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There are also signs everywhere saying no mobile phones - restaurants, public transport etc. On the shinkansen, people always go to the space between carriages to talk on their phones.
Yay, we're in Tokyo!

June 14th 2006
Straight after work on Friday, Amy and I caught the Shinkansen to Tokyo. We missed the Hikari super express by about 5 seconds. As we ran up the stairs we could hear the ringing sound which meant the doors were closing! We had to wait and then catch a slower shinkansen. It didn't really matter because we were on holidays for the next two days and could relax! We got a little lost making our way to ... read more
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Japanese Flag 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
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