Dressed for the Weather

Tomonoura: Where Ships Wait for the Turning of the Tide

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October 22nd 2005
On Saturday, my friend Heather (also a fellow Canadian, a Torontonian to be exact) and I took a day trip to the fishing village of Tomonoura. Tomonoura is located about 2 hours by train outside of Hiroshima City. It can be found in the Lonely Planet and Rough Guide (thanks Andrew!) as a highlight spot to visit in Hiroshima, so we figured it was worthwhile to check it out. It turned out to be ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hiroshima

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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