Fish vendor/store in Onahama

Rebuilding Iwaki

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March 26th 2012
First off...for those of you are following my blog, I apologize that the past two entries have been a bit of a downer - I promise that the next two (from Mt. Fuji and Kyoto) will be much more uplifting! 😊 Anyway, yesterday marked my last day in Fukushima and, for some odd reason, I felt that it would be appropriate to take the opportunity to travel to the coast to see how the communities t ... read more

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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