Tag: history

Japan’s Imperial Palace

As I left the Marunouchi exit of Tokyo station, I was warmly greeted by an array of glistening skyscrapers.  This took me by surprise as my imagination painted the journey to the Imperial Palace of Japan much less wetsernised. The roads were ofcourse spotless and wide, however it was suprisingly scarce, when considering Tokyo is…

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Japan (日本)

When people ask, what’s Japan like? It can almost be frustrating to articulate a message which does the islands justice. However in an ironic sort of way that in itself speaks volumes, as it’s not for lack of academic prowess but for the sheer beautiful complexity of the country which leaves one lost for words….

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Devil at my Heels

I’m currently reading the spellbinding autobiography of Louis Zamperini. It reads as if it were non-fiction but this miracle of a man was alive and boy did he live! After watching Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut: Unbroken (the film wasn’t that great due to bad casting and missing tension in key scenes, however the story it was based…

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