STAIRWAY DOWN ONE LEVEL ON SUBWAY

TOKYO DAY 1

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April 5th 2018
Traveling from Phoenix to Tokyo is a long trip. About 20 hours to be exact. First fly to Seattle, change planes and then fly directly to Tokyo. It is a daylight trip so you get up at 4 in the morning in Phoenix, fly for 20 hours and voila! you are in Tokyo a day later at 2 in the afternoon. We left on a Tuesday and got to Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon. You really feel as though a truck ran ov ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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