Outside a Casino

Mt Fuji

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January 1st 2014
Happy new year everyone. Hope you had a splendid time and have a wonderful 2014.We had sake this morning as we were leaving the hotel. Very civilised, albeit at 7.20am!We had a wonderful New Year's Eve walking around Kyoto. new year is a big deal for the Japanese and they go wild buying very special and expensive food for sharing on New Year's Day. So we joined in the general melee in ... 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