okayama nr korakuen park

cash woes and sake drinking ojiisan

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June 4th 2008
Okayama this morning was every bit as hot as they claim to be....the most sunshine hrs in Japan, and I would have to say the most cash machines that rejected my Westpac ATM card. So I took the lonely planet's advice of accessing money from a yuubinkyoku ATM (that is a post office, 20, 000 over japan that evidently accept foreign cards like mine)............that did not work, sorry, sumimasen, ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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