Back to the big city 20150227_122827

Back to the big city

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February 27th 2015
Back to Tokyo today leaving the snow behind. Yesterday we went to a different resort in the Hakuba area. There are multiple small ski areas that you can get to from one base. Only in Japan would you get people to put little plastic hats on their snowboards to take them into the gondola with you! The light was a bit flat and it started to snow in the afternoon continuing as we left today - ty ... 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