National Art Center Tokyo

Akasaka and Asakusa

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November 8th 2013
Akasaka Today we started the day by going to the National Art Center Tokyo in Roppongi. After getting lost in the sprawling urban design shopping-living-working nightmare complex that is Roppongi Hills we finally found the museum. On the way we had the chance to see how the Japanese prune their trees. The workmen wear thin soled boots with a toe that allows them to climb the tree and grip the b ... 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