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End of June 2005

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June 26th 2005
26-30 June 2005 - Last Week of June On the 26th, I hung out with Mika at Makuhari. I had planned to watch a movie at SALC, but realized it was a Sunday (so it was closed). So we went to the Garden Walk to shop a little, before heading to a restaurant I wanted to go to that had a nice view of the city at night... It turns out they aren't open on Sundays either. So we headed back to ... read more

Asia » Japan » Chiba

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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