Noboribetsu -- Ninja Village

Trip to Japan

---

August 20th 2010
I HATE IT HERE IN HONG KONG!!! OK, Hong Kong is fun, but compared to Japan, it is LIKE HELL!!!! Though 9 days in Japan is totally not enough to make me feel like living there forever, the temptation is so great. It was so amazing on the first day, getting off the plane and finding ourselves in Hokkaido! Hokkaido looked quite different from Hong Kong, with almost no tall buildings. It was stil ... read more

Asia » Japan

---

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