en route to matsumoto1

Day 7 - Transit town

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December 18th 2010
(Blogged on 19 December but posted under December 14) I reckon if i do not keep up with posting, i will soon forget all the details of our trip. The past few days have been busy as we moved from one town to another. Apart from rushing from one tourist attraction to another and literally running to catch buses and trains, there was also unstable wi-fi, and i was just not willing to risk having a ... read more

Asia » Japan » Nagano » Matsumoto

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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