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Beppu Onsens and Monkeys

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June 4th 2010
Beppuuuuu!! as the lady shouted on the train as we got off with an octave tone. We're here, the place that is famous for hot springs and fugu. We arrived at the Kaosan Hostel and immediately met a cool Australian couple, a guy from Norway and another from New York. We proceeded to play Jenga late into the night getting a 31 row Jenga by the end of it, not a bad first night. The next morning w ... 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