P2210650

Last Stop-Tokyo

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February 21st 2015
Our long layover in Tokyo was not as easy of a stop as we thought it was going to be. After a long day of flying with 3 connections, we finally landed in Tokyo at 10:30 at night. We were told that the subway system in Tokyo was very easy and we would have no troubles figuring out where to go. Well the person that told us that must have thought we could read Japanese! Not only was the subway system ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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