Mt Fuji Photo

Mt Fuji!

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March 28th 2008
Hi guys! Well, today we left Tokyo and went to Hakone, which is right next to Mt Fuji. We left Tokyo in the morning and caught a train to Hakone. It was a very long train ride! The name of our Guest house is Fuji-Hakone Guest House. It's a great place. It has 2 hot-springs, an inside one and an outside one. We went in the inside one today. It was relaxing, but hot, and I mean... HOT!!!!!! I was a ... 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