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Sayonara Japan

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May 1st 2009
Hi fellow readers Just a short note to say hello to all, after being net-less again for a while. Since I wrote last I've been to Kyoto, Hiroshima, Himeji, and Kobe. Now I'm sitting at Kansai airport waiting to spend a horrendous amount of time in the air getting to Paris. I'll find the time to write more about Japan in the air! You have to hand it to the Japanese. If anyone else needed a ... 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