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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]
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] Blog: Xmas Japanese Alps Style
Date: December 24th 2007
Xmas Day in the Japan Alps started about 10am with a quick breakfast, then changed into our snowboarding gear an grabbed our newly waxed board an headed for the slopes - spent about 6 hours boarding an getting better an better so started doing the intermediate slopes...got a bit too cocky at one stage when I thought I was ready for the Expert slope..I stopped at the top of the slope an looked over ... read more
Date: December 24th 2007
Xmas Day in the Japan Alps started about 10am with a quick breakfast, then changed into our snowboarding gear an grabbed our newly waxed board an headed for the slopes - spent about 6 hours boarding an getting better an better so started doing the intermediate slopes...got a bit too cocky at one stage when I thought I was ready for the Expert slope..I stopped at the top of the slope an looked over ... read more
