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Himenji Castle

Emma and I at the gateway to Himenji Castle The place was built so long ago that time has been imortalised within the place - Absolutely fantastic.
First leg - JAPAN

April 25th 2005
First blog off Australian soil. Journey from Australia to Osaka via Singapore and Bankok. Arrived 6am, and travelled by Bus and Train to our hosts appartment in Itami. Spent our days travelling the rail system visiting Temples, castles, temples, buddhas, temples - yeah ok "lots of temples" Much of Japan is very modern, but the best bits are the older quarters with there little side alleys and ... read more
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Japanese Flag 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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Steve Gigney
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Time is nearly here for our 3 month around the world holiday. This around the world trip will enable us to catch up with all of the students and parents of kids we have hosted over the years as exchange students through the AFS program, as well as seeing the sights and taking a well earned break. This travel log will start slow as I am not that PC literate so forgive me if I stuff it up!!! lol Emma and I hope you get a kick out of this, and give us some good feed back along the way as well. Cheers Emma and Steve... full info
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