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Day 9 Travel to Hiroshima Via Himeji

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November 18th 2007
Hi, 　　　Had an interesting evening last night, Teaching English to a Japanese bar owner, in return I got some japanese lessons! Anyway got up this morining to catch the 9.42 train from Takayama to Nagoya then change there and head to Himeji. I checked out early from the Inn, they kindly gave me a set of veneered chopsticks. I was soo taken aback, these things are not cheap and soo very kin ... 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