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First Night in Tokyo

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July 3rd 2012
Well our first evening in Tokyo has gone brilliant. It is like New York but 50 times more vibrant. Even the side streets are a blaze of neon colour. We are planning to go to see the Imperial Palace tomorrow so we have to try to get around on the underground/metro system. For anyone who has used the underground system in London - just look at the complexity of this. We just found a gre ... 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