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Day 3 - Mino-O, Osaka

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April 20th 2007
Decide to go to Mino Quasi National park after seeing it in a guidebook on Osaka I purchased the day before. About a 20 min train ride from central Osaka. A road meanders up the side of the river to the waterfall about 2km from the station. Along the way we pass the very ugly mino Hotel, looking like some throwback from a soviet era factory. The lift looks like fun, one of those open glas ... read more

Asia » Japan » Osaka

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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