Boat To Shimonoseki

Hiroshima

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November 23rd 2006
Well the ferry to Japan was a bit of a novelty in itself. We were lead into our cabins, which turned out to be a large carpeted room with roll out mats to sleep on and no partitions between them. We slept 6 abreast and toe to toe with the guys on the otherside of the room (although this may have only happened in our case being "slightly" taller than everybody else on the ship). After a few beers ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hiroshima

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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