The reconstructed main gate

Most old buildings were torn down during the Meiji restoration (1868-1912) to separate Japan from its less Westernized past...so many great structures are only replicas...

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Road Food

October 22nd 2011
We left early yesterday, in Matt's hot little Subaru Impreza WRX, headed out for Matsumoto, where there is a castle we wanted to see. But our first destination was SNACKS! The food available at Japanese rest stops is not in the same class as what you find along the highways of the USA... We bought cheese rolls, raisin buns, canned coffee, and mochi cakes. The drive to the castle was pret ... read more

Asia » Japan » Nagano » Kamikochi

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

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