"beauty" in miyajima

Pain, Beauty, and Dirty Old Men on Bicycles

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September 1st 2006
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Asia » Japan » Hiroshima » Miyajima

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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