Matsue

Matsue + Amanohashidate

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May 23rd 2008
After having the lovely food and onsen spa at Tsuwano we moved along the coast to Matsue, a large city - the prefectural capital which is sat between 2 large lakes. We stayed in a large hotel (still japanese style room) which was very business like but suited the city we were in, the hotel was very close to the castle at Matsue which is the largest of the 12 remaining original castle towers in Ja ... 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