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Riding the Ferry

Riding the ferry back from Miyajima.
Hiroshima, Miyajima, and Himeji

May 28th 2006
Thursday evening was Karaoke, quick river visiting, and then home because of a weekend trip to Hiroshima and Miyajima. On Friday morning, at an ungodly hour, I departed for the Kyoto train station. I made my train, although I was later than I would've liked due to traffic, and had a delightfully uneventful Shinkansen ride to Hiroshima. On the way there, since I hadn't shaved before I left, I he ... 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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