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Rugby world cup in Japan

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October 9th 2019
We've been in Japan a week now and I've not had much of a chance to get the blog done! Basically we've explored Osaka, Hiroshima Miyajima and eaten....If I get a chance I might add some photos later. But the real reason that we have come back to Japan, apart from to see the autumn colours...bit too early for that! Is for the Rugby! You can't say that Japan has not embraced the World cup. We arr ... read more

Asia » Japan » Fukuoka

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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