Asakusa

Chance of T-Storms

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July 7th 2012
At the start of the second day in Tokyo I decided to take a picture of the hostel, as I had been too exhausted to do this the day before. As I said in my previous entry, it was a pretty good hostel and definitely something to remember for whenever I will return to Japan. Whilst walking my friend and I spotted Sky Tree. Sky Tree is the new highest tower of Tokyo, it only opened a couple of month ... 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