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Traversing The Seven Islands of the Inland Sea

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November 11th 2007
Three leviathan bridges reach across the straight of the Inland Sea to connect the rural and often forgotten about island of Shikoku to its bigger counterpart, Honshu. The length of these series of bridges is almost unimaginable. They jump from island to island slowly spanning the gap between these two landmasses, taking around an hour to navigate by car and a small fortune to cross. The cost ... read more

Asia » Japan » Ehime

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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