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Japan, here we come!  
   

Japan, here we come!

Dad and Jeff - Jeffrey and I flew from Korea that morning and we just met up with the parents in Osaka, and now we head to Kyoto and then Shimoda on one of the bullet trains!
Japan Travel June 2009, part 1

July 5th 2009
We started our travels by staying a few days in Shimoda 下田 on the Izu Peninsula 伊豆半島. While there we rented a car and traveled all along the coast taking hundreds of pictures as we went. It was "off" season, so the roads and tourist areas were not busy. Good thing for the roads especially! They are very much like the roads you find in the peak district in England. Beautiful, narrow, a ... read more
Asia » Japan » Shizuoka » Izu

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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