in the hotel room

hotel breakfast

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March 17th 2007
i just got back from the hotel breakfast buffet that came free. it wasn't bad, they had an american section and a japanese section to choose from. i just tried to download my pictures and unfortunately for some reason they got deleted!!!! good thing there wasn't anything too great that i took between last night and now. we're going to ueno park now which has a park, shopping arcade, then we're ... 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