On the streets of 19th Century Tokyo

Back in Time!!

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September 25th 2006
Last week we ventured all the way to the other side of Tokyo (about an hour by train) to visit the Fukagawa Edo Museum. Both of us are not that keen on museums but we read about this one in of our Tokyo Guide books and it gave the following description.... " This is the Tokyo of your dreams, the way it appears in the samurai movies on Japanese TV : a reproduction of the 19th century nei ... 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