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A Tour of Gifu!

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July 3rd 2006
Monday 7/3/06 Wow, What a weekend, well, Saturday actually…!!! The day started at 10am when everyone met up at Mos Burger in Gifu station. Our group for the day was me, Charlene, her friend Helen, Mike and Asai. It was so much fun! Everyone rented bikes from this little place next to the station so we could tour Gifu. Well, everyone except me that is, because I had one : ) We spent the next ... 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