Official Checkpoint

Works like a border patrol; these uniformed officers were checking vehicles, and a couple came onto our bus and checked passports of random people... I was one of them! I guess because I'm American! LOL

Tokyo: Too Little, Too Short, Too Broke!

December 2nd 2010
Tokyo: Too Little, Too Short, Too Broke! Even though I was exhausted when I reached the hotel, I knew that my time in Tokyo was going to be very limited, and so I needed to take in as much as I could as quick as I could. First thing on the agenda was to try to get ahold of Billy in Korea and then my kids and parents back in the States so that they wouldn't worry when I didn't chec ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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