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Tokyo

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October 6th 2018
Greetings to my blog readers! I am just beginning another travel adventure. I plan to go around the world again, this time in a westerly direction. So I am starting RTW2 in Japan. I arrived yesterday, but I don’t have much to tell you about that because I agree with the person who said that nothing is more boring than listening to the story of someone else’s travel delays. Today I spent my tim ... 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