Mito San

The Family Tree

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April 24th 2007
It took twenty minutes of wandering around looking for the non-existent Hiroshima subway before a young Japanese woman stopped us and asked if we needed assistance; we must have looked lost. After a brief explanation, and a hearty laugh, we finally figured out the Lonely Planet failed to mention it was a streetcar we needed to catch to the Peace Park and not a subway. Picking the right st ... read more

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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