Sumo

Sushi for breakfast

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September 19th 2009
After arriving back from Hiroshima, I spent the final 4 days of my time in Japan in Tokyo. We decided to get up really early one morning to go and check out the Tokyo fish market as we'd heard from other people staying at our hostel that it was really worth seeing and it has a reputation for having some of the best and freshest sushi in the world in the little restaurants that surround the main ma ... 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