View from Shirahone Onsen

Rotemburo (outside onsen) with milky-blue waters containg sulfide. It is said that if you spend three days soaking in the shirahone onsen you will not catch a cold for three years.

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Rising Sun

September 12th 2008
It doesn't seem like that long since we were blogging in Beijing, but we've already been here in Japan now for over a week. Part of the reason for the lack of blogging of late is that the internet costs are prohibitively expensive here (at least compared to the $1-1.50 per hour we've grown accustomed to in other countries), not to mention the fact that there are so few internet cafes here. The ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Jimbocho

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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