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Ebina

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December 2nd 2006
When we got up this morning, Marie's mum had made us an insane amount of breakfast. Thus fortified, we toured Ebina on foot. Next to Tokyo it's tiny, but it's a city in its own right - home to some 120 000 people. After Osaka, it felt really peaceful and laid back. I got to see my friends' old school - surrounded by rice paddies! Bit of a trip down memory lane for them. The station is newly refur ... 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