The icy penguin exhibit was great.

Our last day in Japan

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December 7th 2014
With our last bullet train ride behind us we checked into our hotel at Osaka station. This gave us some time to investigate the massive department store in Umedia shopping precinct, which was directly across the street. An electronics store was the first store we went into. We could not believe the enormous range of iphone covers available. There was row after row and then some. It would have b ... read more

Asia » Japan » Osaka

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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