Fukushima spring 3

Tohoku and Sendai

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May 16th 2015
4 years ago I stayed during a month in the Kansai region and now I'm spending a year in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, in the Tohoku region of Japan. These months I've been able to travel many places and meet a lot of people. I've tried and experienced new things like onsen (hot springs), hanami (cherry blossom viewing), living in a tatami room and sleeping in the floor, earthquakes, huge insects, dif ... read more

Asia » Japan » Miyagi

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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