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Iwakuni castle

Iwakuni

August 8th 2005
OK day four in Hiroshima over and its still hot and I'm still having fun! Not as hot as the last few days have been but still hot. The Japanese people carry around sun umberellas and hand towells that they use to wipe their body with when they sweat too much, when I first saw it I thought it was a bit too much but after the last two days of sweating so much I took a hand towell with me too today! ... read more
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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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