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Yaku-o-in Temple [Mt. Takao]

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September 7th 2013
I'm sure that posting blogs about hiking Mt. Takao - which I tend to every couple of months because it's easy and close and I am very fond of this little mountain <3 - isn't very exciting, but today something exciting DID happen! I found something NEW on Mt. Takao! I mostly just wanted to get out of the house and into the fresh air and active; it's been largely too hot to rea ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Hachioji

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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