Kappabashi Bridge

Kamakochi

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September 8th 2014
It was an extremely early start! We were up around five am and headed to the bus station to buy our tickets. We made sure that we arrived in good time, as there was something we really wanted to try. When we had been in the bus terminal yesterday, we had spied a wall of vending machines, most of them were pretty normal, like what you would find back home, however, there was one that looked amazing ... 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