Takayama by the river ...

To Takayama

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April 6th 2007
Day 7 on the big world tour ... The lovely Kiyoko took us to the station saving us a bit of a trek with our bags. She even gave us a little bag of breakfast for the train - if you're ever in Nikko go and stay with Kiyoko! After a day of train travel (where we saw Fuji from the window of the train - amazing) we arrived at our next destination - Takayama. We checked in to our youth hostel whi ... 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