Roppongi

Neon Lights

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January 1st 2010
Can one write a travel blog about the city one lives in? How do we define travel, what boundaries need to be crossed to term an excursion a travel. In a stationary state, would a changing of a season constitute a travel. The colours of a tree are different in spring and fall. A snow covered street in winter, is a blazing furnace in summer. Is passing through different states of mind a travel? ‘A ... 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