I'm HUGE in Japan!

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April 4th 2005
So I'm writing this entry several years after the trip itself, but i just wanted to log it with the rest of my travels and shit. cool? This was the first real trip to another country for me, other than to Canada, so it was a pretty amazing feeling being on the other end of the globe. The moment I could see land from the airplane window, I was stoked! ...and looking for Godzira! My friend Ada ... 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