| |  | | | Japan | Latitude: 35.685 N Longitude: 139.7514 E Capital: Tokyo | | | | | | | | Travel in Japan A total of 86 members have visited 320 locations in Japan. Together they have written 681 travel stories and uploaded 9186 pictures from Japan. Last visit in Japan was made 2009-11-09 by NoraInu who was in Kobe. Have you been to Japan? Click here to join and share your pictures and stories. |
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Short introduction to Japan
While retaining its time-honored culture, Japan rapidly absorbed Western technology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After its devastating defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become the second most powerful economy in the world and a staunch ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, actual power rests in networks of powerful politicians, bureaucrats, and business executives. The economy experienced a major slowdown in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth.
Source: World Factbook |
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Travel stories from Japan  | My First Otsukimi Party | | Otsukimi means "moon watching" and apparently there is also a season for this in Japan!
Wendy and Judi invited me to the Otsukimi in Kairakuen park Tuesday night because their tea ceremony class wo... |
| | | |  | More Plum Blossoms | | Today I went and met up with Mai, a high school student I met once at the Mito International center, for coffee and chatting. She was very cute and had just come back from a homestay trip in Anaheim (... |
| | | |  | Plans? What plans? | | So, this past weekend was pretty typical of things~ plans are made, plans change! But still, it was a great weekend!
Friday night, Paul & I hung out at Chris'. We ate, had some drinks, listened to ... |
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