"Dealing" with the fish

A fitting way to end the tour

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January 28th 2007
Our last day in Tokyo... Early morning. We were up at 6 to head out to the Fish markets in Tsukiji. Despite 2 weeks in Japan our JR pass had expired so this was the first day we had to deal with buying a normal ticket for the train. Only that only took us FOREVER. It was about halfway through the whole process that we realised that the ticket machines had an 'english' option. Surprisingly this ... 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