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Yamashita Park, Yokohama

Goddess of Water statue
I Left my Hat in San Francisco

August 21st 2017
Still a slight headache this morning, but I had to be up early, because we had decided to go to Yokohama today, and it's a long way away. We weren't sure exactly how long it would take (because we hadn't yet really researched how to get there) but Yokohama is on the opposite side of Tokyo Bay from Chiba, so it would certainly be a while. I was awake and up a bit before 7, by which time Stephen had ... read more
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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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