Tokyo can leave you feeling dizzy

Is it Wednesday? Then it must be Typhoon Usagi (Part 2)

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August 7th 2007
By this time, Shikoku was drowning in rain and being whipped by hundred kilometre an hour plus winds. So was Kansai. The only way left to go was south, down to Kyushu. Nagasaki, a city I'd skipped on a previous cycle tour of the island, may be best known for being the target of the world's second atomic bomb attack but it doesn't appear to be any worse for wear. The museum on this subject is poign ... 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