Iriomote Island

Iriomote day trip

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April 12th 2006
I got up a little late today, no thanks to my new watches alarm....oh yeah...I have to apologize to my dear mother, whom I made dig through boxes in my parents basement looking for my only working watch, then sending it to me so I wouldn't have to buy one for the trip. Unfortunately, after I got into Kyoto during my second week, my watch started losing time, so I had to buy a new one. I considered ... 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