Kappa tengoku

Day 3 - Hakone

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June 1st 2006
We haven’t had internet access for the past few days, so we’ve got a lot of catching up to do! This is the day that we left Asakusa, heading for Hakone. We left our hostel pretty early, around 7 am and got on the subway to Tokyo Central Station. This was right during rush hour and we certainly learned not to do that again. We were literally packed in like sardines into the subway and I fel ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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