P3260113

Kagoshima Saigo San and Kumamoto

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May 8th 2008
Ages and ages ago....actually it was less than 2 months ago, but it feels like longer! I went to Kyuushu. Kyushu is one of the 5 main islands and the furthest southern. (excluding Okinawa) Yoshimi had a few days off in a row, a rarity, so she asked me to accompany her on some trip. She didn't know where she wanted to go and overseas was too far with our time schedule so we had to think about where ... 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