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Asahiyama Zoo

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July 26th 2010
My mother was particularly keen on Asahiyama Zoo. She begged me to include the zoo and go there on a sunny day. The sunny weather came back on Friday, 21 May. We caught the limited express, Super Kamui at 8:34. The express train ran through the rural area where the farmers had planted rice plants. I had printed the bus timetable for Asahiyama zoo from the Internet. After arriving at Asahikawa stat ... 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