Cable car.

Tokyo August 28th

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October 25th 2009
We woke up early to tour Mt. Takao. At the base of it, was a mountain stream and all of these really cool shops. We then took a scary cable car ride up to the top of the mountain. We toured Monkey Park (a sort of depressing captive monkey park) and beautiful gardens. We toured the shrine at the very top of the mountain. We made a stop in Shibuya on the way back home for tofu burgers and fries ... 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