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Lovely Biwa ko

From Takayama via Kanazawa, Eheiji and Biwa-Ko to Kyoto

September 29th 2009
Takayama After the great time in Kamikochi in the Japanese Alps, my Japanese friend and I cycled together to Takayama. On the way, we had to climb a pass with 1800m at its highest point. My friend carried about 25 kg of luggage, and rode a racing bike with barely any gears for such roads, but he managed well... Way down it was easy living, we stopped by in some ancient viallge with pub ... 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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