Airport Desperation ...
... we had hoped to ditch our bags at Shinjuku station and get a good sushi fix nearby, before catching our flight at Narita, but the station had a curious dearth of storage lockers available outside of the station. The only way to access more station lockers was to go inside the station - meaning we would have to use up our tickets merely to drop off our bags, leave the station to eat, and get another set of tickets to board our train. Not a good option! Because of this, we pounced on Tatsu at the airport.
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 
