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The Final Countdown

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January 22nd 2017
Do di do do do di do do do... Sadly, our time in Japan is nearly at an end. So how did we spend our final few days here? Well, we've been taking it pretty easy, this is a holiday after all. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden The Shinjuku National garden was much bigger than I had envisioned. I should not have been surprised, it did used to belong to the Imperial family after all. There ... 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