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Beppu

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December 26th 2005
The city of Beppu is considered to be Onsen paradise. Onsens are natural hot springs. We were basically in Spa paradise. The proper etiquette of Onsens is that you have to be in your birthday suit going into the hot spring. The hot spring is for soaking only and not for bathing. The birthday suit deal took a little of getting use too. It did not help that I was entering into the Onsen with a ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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