Shinkansen

Nikko, with Amelia

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September 20th 2008
After Shikoku came Nikko, after one day of sleep and washing followed by a bon odori (summer style traditional dancing festival) at night, which we ended up getting to by Shinkansen. We stayed here for two days and two nights at a beautiful little place called Nikko Park Lodge, with the most accomodating man running it, Zairyo, a buddhist monk who had practised in the US for 20 years, who ran a pr ... 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