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Dear Martha, I have a lot to tell you about this trip I made to Tokyo THE BEST OF LIFE! I am writing this email from the hotel but luckily I bought a portable modem to be able to have wifi anywhere I am so I can be aware of when you answer me. Tokyo is wonderful, but of course, I didn't stay only in Tokyo but I traveled to several places so I come to tell you some things that I learned from. I found some statues that call them "Jizo" they are beautiful but their history is not much; in the whole subject of Buddhism, the Jizo are the protectors of children. Sometimes they go to them in gratitude for having cured some child's illness but most of the time, parents come to mourn the deaths of their children and put bibs, hats, scarves, any type of offering. They do this because Jizo protects the souls of children who didn't reach birth or who died very young. A little sad, right? I also knew the Sensoji temple, it's the oldest in the world,...

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The city is the center of the country's politics, economy, education, communication and popular culture. It also has the highest concentration of corporate headquarters, financial institutions, universities and colleges, museums, theaters, commercial establishments and entertainment throughout Japan. It’s one of the most dynamic cities on the planet with a wide range of social and economic activities. The city has a greater number of modern buildings compared to London and New York. Among its urban projects is: o    The Garden of Ebisu. o    The island Tennaza. o    Shiodome. o    Roppongi Hills. o    Shinagawa. o    The Tokyo Sky Tree in Sumida.