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Main temple building at Meiji Jingu shrine.

October 18th 2009
What do you think of when you think of Japan? Prior to the trip, our list included: godzilla, zen buddhism, samurai, geishas, car manufacturers, WWII bad guys, sumos, green tea, sushi, anime and super fast bullet trains. We've now seen or experienced aspects of all of the above minus sumos and godzilla. Today we got to ride the Shinkansen, the famous bullet train. We spent our last morning ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto

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

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Adrian & Angelique

Team A2

We've decided to take off six months to see Asia and Australia and revisit New Zealand before we turn 40. Angelique's been to Asia once (Bhutan, a few days in Malaysia, only one in Singapore) and this will be Adrian's first time on the continent. Neither one of us has been to Australia but we did spend 3 weeks in New Zealand in 2007 and can't wait to return. If all goes well, our plan to is to spend a week in Japan, six weeks in southeast Asia, 2-3 in Australia and then 3 months in New Zealand, returning home to San Francisco in late March, 2010. Enjoy the blog!... full info

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