Aki Oka Artisan ...

... an uber-cool market tucked underneath the train tracks, somewhere between Ueno and Akihabara. From the picture, you'd never know that trains were chugging along above, because the shops and market are executed so well. Definitely worth at least an hour or two, much more time than we had, arriving 20 minutes before closing time.

Redemption

October 1st 2016
Geo: 35.7127, 139.792Sadly, our first couple of nights in Tokyo have been a bit disappointing - perhaps our expectations had grown beyond reality after such an amazing first visit to Japan, setting an impossible standard. Our chosen activities likely didn't help - a sushi restaurant whose reputation has grown to a mythical level, and a show that has become a pop culture oddity, one that see ... read more

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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

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