Nippon Alps

Land of heated toilet seats!

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April 22nd 2008
Japan gets a thumbs up from me! The cities are clean and easy to get around, very pretty countryside and helpful people. There is loads of history and loads of new stuff as well. Toilets even in the railway station all have heated seats - that must be the hight of civilisation!! When I arrived my friend Taka (who has been on this blog before) met me at the airport and took me back to his place ... 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