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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]
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] Blog: Here beginneth the post blogged japanese holiday!
Date: November 9th 2006
Ok, so when I started this up 5 months ago, I promised to blog my holiday in Japan and have now finally gotten round to it! We set off from Manchester tea time on Wednesday to catch the plane to Paris where we changed over to the flight to Japan. There was just enough time to get off one plane and get on to the next before take off and then fall asleep for 13 hours before we landed again. I ... read more
Date: November 9th 2006
Ok, so when I started this up 5 months ago, I promised to blog my holiday in Japan and have now finally gotten round to it! We set off from Manchester tea time on Wednesday to catch the plane to Paris where we changed over to the flight to Japan. There was just enough time to get off one plane and get on to the next before take off and then fall asleep for 13 hours before we landed again. I ... read more
