Where good pirates go when they die.

Beppu: The steamy, right wing, hippo of Japan. Only joking, its great really.

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February 12th 2007
Wow, that was a long time wasn’t it! No I haven’t written anything in this blog for a while, and for fear of it being shut down all together I will update my progress in J Land as it stands. Well, in fact I will regale the tail of my trip to the world heritage sit of Beppu which is in Kyushu the Southern most Island of he four bigguns that make up Japan. Being the weekend of Ethan’s 2 ... 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