Salvador Dali

Kanazawa and beyond

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March 25th 2006
On Thursday Andy's mum came to visit us in Toyama and we hired a car and took a trip down to Kanazawa. Kanazawa is most famous for the Kenrouku Garden which is a traditional Japanese garden. It is meant to be one of the best in Japan. It took a little over an hour to get there as surprise suprise we got a bit lost on the way. Japanese road maps are mainly written in Kunji so you basically have ... read more

Asia » Japan » Ishikawa » Kanazawa

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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