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Day 2-Japan

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July 30th 2010
Today we had a much more eventful day than yesterday, visiting Tokyo Big Site, Odaiba, Central Tokyo and Akihabara! I'm not sure if we were supposed to go into Tokyo Big Site-as there were no tourists and millions of Japanese businessmen-but we went in anyway and got some good pic's from the roof. Odaiba was awesome. The whole of Odaiba is reclaimed land (land that used to be sea) and there is a ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Ikebukuro

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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