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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. Fo... [read more]
Blog: Kosmopolitan Kobe and Opulent Osaka
Date: July 12th 2006

Kobe (population: 1 420 000) Kobe - my new hometown until March. A major port city with spectacular sea views and surrounded by mountainous grandeurs. Kobe was one of the first cities to be introduced to foreign culture. And it shows … Western clothes, food and entertainment is plentiful here. It’s also the birthplace of jazz and cinema and proudly the number one sake producing area in the co ... read more




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