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Climbing Mount Fuji

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July 23rd 2008
Well, I officially conquered Japan by climbing the 3,776 meters of Mount Fuji! Definitely a checkmark off my “To Do Life List”. Ask me now and I would recommend the hike, I think it was the most amazing (and most difficult) thing I’ve ever done. Ask me ¾ way up the mountain and I would have probably called myself crazy and questioned every decision to hike 9 hours up a mountain. My favorit ... 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