Tokyo Skytree

Few days in Tokyo

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April 8th 2014
Geo: 35.67, 139.77We reached Shinjuku (Tokyo) at 6am on a Friday morning. We were on the overnight bus from Kyoto. We actually slept quite well, the seats are spacious, reclines well and we were a little tipsy when boarding the bus. That helps but also the driver drives so smoothly you kind of forget you are in a bus.Once in Tokyo, we had to find our way from the bus drop to the subway station ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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