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Takayama - Day 12

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May 29th 2007
After a nice restful night, we were up early for our breakfast ・Japanese style. We have been asked what the Japanese eat fro breakfast, well here is what was on our table and unfortunately we didn't eat all of this, because if we had we would have been there half the morning! One skewered fish - cooked at least, but still with head, eye and tail on! We each had a burner, on which was an up-tur ... 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