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kozushima island 31/07-03/08

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August 4th 2008
After the late evening of the exhbition i packed my backpack and took at 10 PM hours with david the boat from Tokyo to Kozushima. Kozushima is a vulcanic island in the pacific at 12 hours from Tokyo. We slept on the cheapest places, this was on the deck of the boat. In the morning we woke up with a view on the open sea with now and than an island. Around 10 AM we arrived at the island and where we ... 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