Beppu- Heaven and Hell 68590004

September 4th 2005
As I keep saying: it feels like I am travelling back up home cos I am now halfway through my holiday, and in fact after thinking about it a little more I realised, not only am I halfway through my summer holiday, I am also halfway through my stay in Japan, I have been here for 6 months now! In fact more than halfway, I'll probably end up coming back to Oz halfway through Feb next year so that I ha ... 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

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Lanz

I moved around a lot when I was growing up, and my guess is that this is at least one of the reasons why I love to travel and always seem to be dreaming about it. I spent a life-changing year in Japan when I was at university and this only added to my wanderlust. I ended up back in Japan after graduating as I obviously wasn't quite finished with the country and from there, well I'll let you read what happened next. "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined" -Henry David Thoreau ... full info

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