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Asamushi-shi to Furano-shi

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March 8th 2023
Asamushi onsen cleared on our leaving day but was deceptively icy on the morning run using the smaller roads north, passing several scallop sellers. With “mushi” in its name (steaming), eggs could, we’d heard, be cooked up at the local health-giving drinkable water spring and water bath. A helpful local was keen to share his experience of it, noting fifteen minutes was the ideal cooking time ... read more

Asia » Japan » Aomori

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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