The Garden

Finally some time to look around

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May 11th 2008
Today I had a chance to walk around and see a few things. So this update will have a lot of different pictures I took. I started out today by going to visit the Nagoya Castle. I have a few pictures from there. I also took a number of pictures on the way there. Randy and I ended up going by a temple on the way to the castle. The castle itself was great to view from the outside, however, on th ... read more

Asia » Japan » Aichi » Nagoya » Sakae

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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