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Japan Day 2

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October 23rd 2018
Tokyo Day 2: The next day consisted of another full day tour with visits to museums and more shrines. Fran wandered off at one shrine and we assumed she was lost forever. But she ended up taking a selfie in front of a place at the shrine so we could find her. Pretty clever. The museums were interesting but were all about antiquity or western art. In the afternoon we visited a huge department store ... 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