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Hiroshima, Bombs and Peace

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April 7th 2008
Moving on from Hakone to Hiroshima was a huge travel day involving buses, bullet trains and tramway. Our accomodation was at Ikawa ryokan. It was a more modern style ryokan, rooms are more hotel like, but still sleeping on the floor Japanese style. It is in a great location with everything in easy walking distance. Visiting the A-Bomb dome and Hiroshima Peace Park gave us a good understanding o ... 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