Fukuoka 12/03-13/03 11.02

Fukuoka 12/03-13/03

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March 14th 2008
For one and a half day i visited nagasaki. The city with a rich history as a trading city but also with its fate as the second atomic bomb target. the first day i visited my roots, the dutch slopes. This is the area where the dutch traded with japan. It's funny to know that the dutch where the only one trading with japan for many years. In the evening i traded also something, my book, wich i had f ... 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