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Japanese History
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Let's all go to Tokyo Disneyland for a hamburger!
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Japan's 265 years of peace and prosperity.
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These photos show Japan in its original state — things were about to change.
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You'll never guess where the first photo of a real Samurai was taken.
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In the late 19th century Japanese kimono were all the rage in Europe.
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Japan changed a great deal after WWII. This photo from the mid-1950s of Geisha bowling in Kimono pretty much sums it all up.
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Geisha that seem to defy explanation — mysteries lost to history.
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A geisha needs to relax after a long night entertaining customers.
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Archives of articles by year.
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The rise of Japan from the feudal society of Shogun and Samurai to an industrialized colonial Empire.
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How would the 36 Views of Mount Fuji by Hokusai look today?
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In 720 BC, the Kingdom of Israel was destroyed by ancient Assyria. At this point many of Israel's tribes disappear from history. One theory claims they ended up in Japan.
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The ancient entrance gate to Kyoto that symbolizes the decay of society.
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All about the Samurai (侍) — the military nobility of old Japan.
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Japan's first travel boom was driven by peace, cheap paper and a famous road.
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It's the type of adventure that's impossible today.
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Believe it or not — sumo wrestlers used to be thin.
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Modern day Tokyo hipsters flock to the used clothing shops in Shimokitazawa to pick up the latest (I'm too cool to care) fashions. Where did hipsters shop in old Japan?
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At their peak the Samurai were about 10% of the Japanese population.
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