Awesome dinner

Hakone

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April 25th 2009
Hakone is at the base of Mount Fuji, and is the prettiest place I’ve seen so far. The town is built in a valley not far from the coast, and to me felt very “Japanese”, in it’s architecture and style. Everything is so green, unlike anything I’ve seen in Australia for so long. Houses jammed in together, with the road barely wide enough for two cars to pass each other. Being near to Fu ... 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