Bullet train.

Tokyo August 30th

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October 25th 2009
This is our last real day here. We managed to make it to Harajuku, but it was raining so there wasn't much to see. We did shop at the five story kiddieland store. We planned a bunch of games and won a few prizes. We managed to get all of the art packed up and sent on the way to the airpor through the delivery service. Then we found a great little Italian place alls et up liek an Italian villag ... 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