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May 17th 2009
Travel Days Sometimes Throw Up Something Exceptional….. Leaving Kyoto was hard….. there was still so much to see and do, but time was against us, so back on the shinkasen heading for Hiroshima. About half way is the city of Himeji and exiting the station (with packs locked in lockers thank god), we were presented one of the most majestic sights I think I’ve seen. Himeji Castle[/ ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hiroshima

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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