Memoirs of a Mark Hibbert 3 of us

Memoirs of a Mark Hibbert

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October 23rd 2006
Used my Japanese Rail Pass to "see a bit of the country", so got on the famous Bullet trains and headed west of Tokyo to Kyoto ,Hiroshima ,Miyajima and Himeji. Kyoto Capital of Japan for over 1,000 years , Kyoto was about 5hrs by bullet train west of Tokyo , which I traveled with fellow English travellers I met . Fell asleep on the train so miss ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto

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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