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Aso 15/03-16/03

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March 19th 2008
Finally i get the chance to see a active vulcano in Japan. This one was very active from 1992 to 2002 and erupted several times. But now it was safe enough to look over the edge, because the poisoning smoke was blown to the nord site. It was an amazing experience to look in the crater and see the boiling blue kind of lava. All around the crater shelters where built for possible eruptions, making i ... 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