Monkey in Yakushima

Spring Break! Part 2

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March 31st 2006
Ok so I'm gonna try to finish up on spring break today so here goes: Day 5 Today we did some hiking in Yakushima. It was great. We woke up early, had breakfast and then took the bus which was fairly expensive to Yakusugi land which is a rainforest with Yakusugi cedars, some of which are several thousand years old. These cedar forests are very special to the people and even with such rich resourc ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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