Hiroshima - New Year

Here's to the year of the rat! Meanwhile Michelle makes some Canadian gangster signs ...

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January 3rd 2008
Our time in Kyoto had run out, so we hopped a train to Osaka. Osaka didn't impress us much after living in Tokyo - it has many of the same attractions on a smaller scale. So we decided to spend more of our time exploring the incredible surrounding areas of Kobe, and Nara. We arrived - in the rain - and after checking our packs at the hotel decided immediately to head to Kobe. Kobe is a fun town. W ... 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

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