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Hiroshima

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March 4th 2006
9:30 a.m. We’re back on the bullet train, Hiroshima at our backs and Kyoto in front of us. We had a full two days in Hiroshima. The city is very comfortable, the people are friendly and, at least in our case, extraordinarily hospitable, and the local cuisine delectable. Hiroshima is so synonymous with the conclusion of World War II that it is redundant to mention it. August 6, 1945. Atom ... 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