Miyajima torii

When the tide is in, this whole area is under water, which must be really cool. We got to see a wedding ceremony taking place at the shrine the gate leads to.

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Hiroshima

June 17th 2008
Jessie and I don't consider ourselves travelers. We're home bodies, generally content to stick close to what we know. However, because we realize this, we often find ourselves (especially in Japan) stepping out of that comfort zone in order to experience new things. We had been planning to take a trip, alone, to some far off place in Japan since our arrival here, and having saved up enough mone ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hiroshima » Hiroshima

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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