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The woes of transportation- Nagasaki to Okinawa

August 21st 2005
My last day in Nagasaki was on Friday and I spent it walking around the city again familiarising myself with the small back streets and little arcades and shops. In the arvo it cleared up a lot and so I bought the english version of a Japanese newspaper called the Japan Times and went to a lovely little park and read it, it was nice to just sit in the sun and read and relax. And it's funny how muc ... 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

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I moved around a lot when I was growing up, and my guess is that this is at least one of the reasons why I love to travel and always seem to be dreaming about it. I spent a life-changing year in Japan when I was at university and this only added to my wanderlust. I ended up back in Japan after graduating as I obviously wasn't quite finished with the country and from there, well I'll let you read what happened next. "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined" -Henry David Thoreau ... full info

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