James

Kurishiki Dam

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February 27th 2010
Kurishiki Dam James and I decided to relax on Saturday by going to Kurishiki Dam. This is an awesome park just a bit north of Kadena with paved trails to walk on, a open grassy area to play on, and lots of trees to seek shade under. Surprisingly, even though this is located extremely close to Kadena Air Base there aren't many Americans that visit. Of the few people we saw, they tend ... read more

Asia » Japan » Okinawa

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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