Fremantle Beach, Western Australia

Mall Rats

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April 18th 2008
Hi All, A big welcome from Japan! I can't believe it's been over a week since the last post as Australia feels like it was a lifetime ago already. We've just arrived in Kyoto on the bullet train - amazing. I'll cover the Japan trip next week, by which time we'll be in China. I know emails etc are checked and sensored on their way out of China so i don't know what the next post will look like bu ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto » Kyoto

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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