Shinkensen
Japanese bullet train
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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. Fo... [read more]
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. Fo... [read more] Blog: Japan.. Ilpon .. Nippon
Date: July 26th 2008
My journey to Japan took 12 hours! Instead of dishing out over 600 bucks for a 2 hour flight (its peak season being summer holidays in Korea), my boyfriend and I decided it would be more economic and even more adventurous to take the ferry route. This meant taking a 3 hour KTX (Korean bullet train) to Busan, and then a 3 hour speed jet ferry to Fukoka, Japan. It cost us about 1/3 the price of a ... read more
Date: July 26th 2008
My journey to Japan took 12 hours! Instead of dishing out over 600 bucks for a 2 hour flight (its peak season being summer holidays in Korea), my boyfriend and I decided it would be more economic and even more adventurous to take the ferry route. This meant taking a 3 hour KTX (Korean bullet train) to Busan, and then a 3 hour speed jet ferry to Fukoka, Japan. It cost us about 1/3 the price of a ... read more
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Travelling is a passion for me.. I first got on a plane at the age of two and haven't really stopped moving since. I did spend a good 18 years in Toronto, Canada (I did have to study and gather up the funds to get going again) before using what I had learned to keep going. My goal is to step foot in all the continents by the age of 30.. so far I have managed to reach 4 (North America, Europe, Australia, Asia) of the 7 and I have five years to go to reach my goal.
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