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Monkey Magic!

December 14th 2008
After Kyoto, we headed for Nagano in search of the amazing Snow Monkeys that our friends (Brigette and Steve) had told us about. The journey to Nagano was stunning running through the mountains. Nagano was a fairly standard working town with a small splattering of hotels to accommodate people on business trips. We stayed in "The Annex Hotel" was was a basic 2 star setup. The only mention of Snow ... read more
Asia » Japan » Nagano

Japanese Flag 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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