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Stone Hammer

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November 10th 2006
This past weekend I finally got off the island for the first time in about a month. I was definitely starting to get a case of the island fever, so I decided to go mountain climbing on the tallest mountain in Western Japan, Ishizuchi-san. It’s almost 2,000 meters high which is only about half the height of Mt. Fuji. However, the hiking on this mountain was just as difficult, if not more difficul ... read more

Asia » Japan » Ehime » Ochi » Kamijima

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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