Asakusa

Good Fortune

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November 22nd 2009
Got up early to a pretty gloomy day, but eager to explore. We went to the 7/11 to buy breakfast and had no clue why anything was. I had a pot of noodles and Laura had a ready made peanut butter sandwich, looked like pop tarts!! Also had what I thought was a bun but was actually a custard roll thing. Not good for dipping!! Head out to Asakusa to find a cheap phrase book, more complicated than it' ... read more

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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