The nose of our bullet train was on time but the rest was 0.001 seconds late

Hakuba

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March 21st 2006
Well, it would be rude to go to a mountainous country in winter and not go skiing wouldn't it. So we hopped on a bullet train to Nagano and got a bus to the resort town of Hakuba. We found a nice little place to stay called Snowbeds and the owner kindly lent us a load of ski wear, hats goggles and all. Sara skied and I boarded. We had two days on the slopes of Happo One and one day at resort of Ha ... 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