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Tokyo - a busy city

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February 8th 2013
{Anna} We are now in Japan in a big city called Tokyo. There are lots of people and cars here. The lights are bright and colourful. It's daytime here but my Dad says it is still night time back in England and my younger sister is asleep in bed. It is really weird to imagine that it's night time at home and day time here!Our hotel room has a funny toilet with lots of buttons. If you pre ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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