Nagano - Happo One

Nagano

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March 17th 2009
We headed to Nagano this past weekend to try and get one last ski weekend in. For those of you with a bad memory, Nagano hosted the Winter Olympics in 1998. We were technically in Hakuba which is a hour north of Nagano which is where all of the skiing events took place during the Olympics. We took the Shinkansen Friday evening and had happy hour on the train for the 75 minute ride. We then too ... 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