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Tokyo Sights and Sounds

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March 18th 2007
Tokyo. How should I describe it? Busy, crowded or expensive. I will say busy, and crowded, but definitely not al that expensive. We arrived in Narita Airport and breezed through customs (so much easier than Hong Kong) and the airport is so clean, as we found was the rest of the city. The next thing we had to do was find an ATM, however we found this to be a problem because there is lots of them ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Shinjuku

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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