Trish and shrine...

The Latest... for now...

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June 2nd 2007
Hello all, One of our latest hikes - we wound through a nice small farming town and made our way over a series of small peaks (fairly local mountains…). It was a great break from the city, as always, and aside from the initial set-out (the path was gated with barb wire - we were scouting out the possibility of clambering over when we noticed the gate wasn’t locked... now there is a small cha ... 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