Onsen

Kurokawa Onsen

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September 17th 2010
After slumming it for a couple of months, we were definitely due a treat and we decided to stay in a traditional Ryokan for an evening. We went to Kurokawa, which is a small town full of Ryokans and onsens, half an hour bus journey from Mt Aso. The town was surrounded by trees and a river bisected the town with onsens on either side. We went exploring as soon as we got there, after our guide took ... 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