Fuji

Mount Fuji

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July 8th 2010
Our last few days in Japan we spend at the lakes around Mount Fuji, I find a Ryokan online for us to stay at and print out the directions for us to get there. We end up having to take three trains and a local bus. We find that out in the sticks English is even less well spoken so we are on the bus hoping that we get to the right place. Eventually we spot the Ryokan from the bus and jump up, the bu ... 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