Asahikawa matsuri

Hokkaido trip

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September 11th 2015
Beginning of May. It was a very short trip (a weekend), but I managed to visit both Asahikawa and Sapporo (including Otaru). I left Sendai on the late afternoon (more exactly the port in Tagajo-station). I slept in a on a tatami room inside a boat and woke up the next morning in Tomakomai. From there I went to Asahikawa and visited my friends and their newborn half-japanese baby girl. ... 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