A-Bomb Dome

Japan in a Nutshell

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February 23rd 2005
The Japan portion of the trip has flown by as Brett and I leave tomorrow for Thailand. We spent five days in the Kyoto area where we took day trips to other surrounding cities via the JR Railway Shinkansen Express trains. These trains were always on time to the second and extremely fast. I visited the city of Hiroshima where the first Nuclear weapon in history was used on mankind. The museum her ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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