View from our bridge - Tokyo Skytree, tallest tower in Japan

Japanese Yen

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March 30th 2018
Japan has been the highlight destination of this trip - the piece de resistance before heading home at the end of April. But yikes. Reading about it beforehand took the anticipation I was feeling, slapped it around and dosed it with an almost scaredy-cat tinge. Perhaps not the best country to wing it. Perhaps early in the year to arrive with tans, shorts and cotton short-sleeves. From Bali to T ... 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