Don't feed the monkeys sign.

Tokyo August 22nd

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October 25th 2009
We made it to Ueno this morning in time for Geoff's opening and artist's talk a the museum and gallery. We had lunch at Cafe Muse for soba noodles and iced coffee floats. Then we toured the zoo. There were some animals I had never seen, even a deer that was as small as a rabbit full grown and a giant newt the size of an alligator. We made it just in time for the night opening at the gallery wh ... 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