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I have arrived safely

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March 19th 2015
Hi Everyone, I have arrived safely in Japan and I am now writing this in the very rainy Kyoto. I had a good flight over here. I started in Atlanta and had a short layover in LAX. My flight was delayed in LAX for about 2 hours because there was a problem with the navigational tools, however they made us as comfortable as we could be and we waited it out. In the end we were only about 30 min ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto

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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