Nagasaki Trams

Nagasaki #2: Gunkanjima and Mount Inasa

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June 7th 2014
We got up at eight o'clock, that's when the hot water was turned on in the hostel. We left the hostel around nine ish to head to the ferry port for our trip to Battleship Island. We took the tram for a few stops. The journey was pretty quick about 15 minutes. I think we stayed on the same tram and didn't have to change. We were so pleased when we saw a convenient store as soon as we got off the tr ... 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