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Shinjuku Gyoen

Greenhouse orchids
Second Time Around

August 26th 2017
Aahhhh... just had a cup of tea followed by a shower and a lovely hot Japanese bath. Just a few minutes in the bath, but it has invigorated, not enervated, me, and I am ready to write this tonight after all, not put it off till the morning. It wasn't too long a day today really - maybe 5km walking? Maybe 6. We had a long easy morning, catching up with ourselves, doing laundry, resting, and then ... 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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