Bridge to baths

Ryokans

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September 18th 2008
Arrived in　Sapporo... two entries for now that I wrote on the train ride over here.　　I　am going insane with this keyboard at the inet cafe (no inet at the hostel) so hopefully this doesn:t look like gibberish. Keyboards I used last time I was here weren:t nearly this crazed. Thought I'd write a bit about these Ryokan places since I finally got a few pictures up. Essentially they're Japa ... 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