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Day 2 - Abashiri

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December 17th 2013
Today started with a massive breakfast in the hotel before being dropped off at Abashiri prison museum. Pretty much the only thing I wanted to go to when I planned this trip and Abashiri being one of the stops. There's something mysterious about the old prison (now a museum). One but thousands of prisoner escaped. The prisoners also BUILT Abashiri. I spent about t ... 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