Shinkansen (Bullet train) arriving

Japan -- Kyoto and Home

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March 22nd 2011
Sandra We returned to Tokyo from Nikko to find that everything appeared normal, except for the convenience stores that had been cleaned out of prepared food. We were warned that the city would now be experiencing rolling power blackouts and wondered how that would affect the trains, without which Tokyo doesn't function. During our last day there we asked other tourists about their experienc ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto

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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