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Morning glories by the railroad tracks  
   

Morning glories by the railroad tracks

Fading Into Jet Lag Land....

October 19th 2011
We arrived here yesterday around 3:30pm, after a long flight (10.75 hours...) and some sleep, movies, drinks and meals. Matt met us at the airport and kindly drove us back through Tokyo rush hour traffic (3 hours of freeway driving...one way!) to his new apartment. We spent some time talking with Justin (Matt's 13 year old son) who had run a 10 mile race that afternoon and is now shockingl ... read more
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Japanese Flag 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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