Max and his bow

Tokyo and Kyoto

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February 22nd 2007
We just had an amazing nine days in Japan - first in Tokyo, then in Kyoto. In Tokyo, we stayed with our friends, Chris and Miki, and their children, Kaz and Miwa. Our first day there, we were blessed with unseasonably warm weather in the upper 60s. We even saw some plum blossoms and it was lovely to get a taste of Spring. After a tasty soba noodle lunch (Max loved eating from the big wooden sp ... 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