After ninjas

Nagano Field Trip: October 26

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October 29th 2006
Breakfast was at 8:00 am and we wanted to go to an onsen before that, so we set an alarm for 6:30 and said we'd meet at 7 am in the lobby. We all wore yukata a lot on this vacation and the ryokan provided geta for us to wear around the town. We only went to one onsen but it was by far the largest. We got there and there were three Japanese women in it but there was more than enough room for us ... 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