Sake Festival - Niigata City
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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. Fo... [read more]
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. Fo... [read more] Blog: My Great Japanese Adventure
Date: April 3rd 2008
Sunday, March 9th - wake up early, ready to begin the great Japanese adventure - it had been storming all day the day before, but things looked fine that morning... checked the Air Canada site a couple of hours in advance, flight is a go... hop in the shower, hop back out, flight to Toronto is now delayed by 15 minutes... no big deal, I have plenty of time to connect... have some breakfast, check ... read more
Date: April 3rd 2008
Sunday, March 9th - wake up early, ready to begin the great Japanese adventure - it had been storming all day the day before, but things looked fine that morning... checked the Air Canada site a couple of hours in advance, flight is a go... hop in the shower, hop back out, flight to Toronto is now delayed by 15 minutes... no big deal, I have plenty of time to connect... have some breakfast, check ... read more
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It's a big world out there, and I naturally want to see it all... and photograph it all... but I thought I would set a more realistic goal to begin... 40 countries before I turn 40... possibly this isn't realistic either (and it's stolen and altered from my sister's 30 countries before 30 concept), but I'm giving it a go...
So here's where I've been: Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Japan, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Vatican City (wikipedia says this is a country, and I've not bothered to research if that is actually true), St. M... full info
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