South of Toyko towns 1

The Temple

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December 21st 2015
This was my last day in Tokyo so we had to get out of the city to head south. Hauling your luggage across subway stations in the middle of rush hour is painful. Its quite the workout and the quickest way to have everyone hate you for taking up so much space on the subway. You'll notice in this video how quick this bullet train is. Okay, maybe it had to slow down to pick ... 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