trainstation kanazawa

Western-honshu 07/03-10/03

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March 11th 2008
Dear family and friends, On the one hand time goes fast, but on the other hand i have seen so much that it looks like months i have been travelling. The last days I visited the western-honshu area and travelled along the coast line of the Japan sea (at the side of South-Korea). Although the local train wasn't so fast as the Shinkasen, the views where amazing. I visited three remote quite towns, ho ... 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