Miyajima

Miyajima: The Floating Torii Gate & Mt. Misen Hike

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March 10th 2009
Hiroshima was an awesome experience. The city is well rebuilt, but does not let it's past fall by the wayside. We spent our last night out at the Japanese Arcades playing a lot of interesting video games, which is a huge passtime in Japanese culture. Today we were back on the road, this time to an island outside of Hiroshima called Miyajima. This island contains a very famous Japanese icon..the fl ... read more

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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