the rotombori in the ofuro

Fukui ken Study Tour

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June 27th 2006
Last Tuesday, we went to our study tour in Fukui prefecture. Its in the north. It took us about 2 hours to get there by bus. We took 3 buses and my friends and I were in the English translation one, but there was no translation coz the guide cant speak English much. It probably takes less than 2 hours to get there, but because we kept stopping in service areas (there is no gas station "come toget ... 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