Mt Aso

Mt Aso

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September 13th 2010
Mt Aso Getting to Mt Aso, was a nightmare. It took about 6 hours, we arrived in the dark and we had about four change overs. Everything was fine until we took the regional train that runs from Kumamoto to Oita, at Kumamoto station we tried to analyze the timetable with a look of tourist confusion on our faces. Typically it took about 5mins before a friendly English speaking Japanese guy came ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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