Imperial Palace

Tokyo A-Go-Go!

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November 9th 2006
Tokyo. The City of Brotherly Love. The Windy City. The City That Never Sleeps. The City of Champions. The Big Apple! Whatever you want to call it, Tokyo is definitely different. It:s the biggest city in the world, so the one thing you can’t expect is normalcy. Rob and I spent our first day here finding our hostel and getting acquainted with the area (we stayed in the Akasuna district - ... 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