Food at the Ginza Food Garden

Tokyo

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September 7th 2009
Jac in Japan I arrived in Tokyo at around 8am, and from the airport caught the a few subway trains to the area why the hostel I booked was in. I was feeling pretty chuffed with myself for successfully navigating the complexities of the Tokyo rail system, until I got lost on foot trying to find the hostel from the train station. After a bit of backtracking and studying of the map (s ... 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