Kagoshima - Tomb of Saigo Takamori

Saigo Takamori (with a very similiar story to Michael Collins/Harry Boland) led a rebellion against the Government in the 1877 Satsuma uprising. He committed Seppuku (Hari Kari) when defeated and is popularly known as being the last of the Samurai.

Japan

September 18th 2008
Tokyo and around On the 1st September I left Vladivostok and caught the ferry to Japan. There were only 3 backpackers on board, myself, a Scot and yet another Aussie. All the rest were Russians who were going to Japan to buy cheap Japanese cars to bring home. One of them (Oleg, who was already quiet drunk) insisted on sharing his home made Vodka with us and I finally took out the hipflask (than ... read more

Asia » Japan » Shizuoka » Mt Fuji

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

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