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Super-fast Shinkansen  
   

Super-fast Shinkansen

wizzing by at 180 MPH (300 KM/h). A great way to see the country, albeit blurred.
I'm turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so....

September 20th 2005
I couldn't put it any better than the Vapors 'hit', what a marvelous place and what a mental trip this has been, three weeks have just flown in and we've enjoyed every fleeting moment of it. We wanted something completely different and by-heck-as-like we got it. From the bustling city of Tokyo to the tranquil hills of Nikko, from the temple-tastic Kyoto to the river lounging Matsue and finally ... read more
Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Shinjuku

Japanese Flag 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
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