drift ice

weekend in Abashiri

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February 26th 2008
Last year I made the trek up to Abashiri to see drift ice (from russia) and wasn't so lucky! On a few levels actually. Last year, I straight-away lost my SLR camera ice fishing on Abashiri lake. Long story...! and it was too windy to go out on the boats to see the drift ice. So this year I had high hopes of getting to see ice. One of my building mates went the weekend before and saw loads of i ... 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