kurama

Kurama 27/9

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September 27th 2008
We left K's hostel to stay at budget inn. After dropping our bags off we decided to go to Kurama. After about an hours travelling by train (getting better at this but still scary) we arrived and I spent several minutes taking pictures of a dragonfly. Kurama involved a couple of hours hike up a forested mountain. On the way up there were numerous shrines, a temple and lots of wildlife. We manage ... 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