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Not so much bullet but slug train to Osaka

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November 18th 2012
Day1-2 Travelling to Osaka We have spent most of the first day travelling, with a 10.5 hr flight from Schipol to Osaka, and then the time difference means we arrived a full 24 hours after setting off. The flight with KLM wasnt bad, the film choices were ok, the evening meal ok, breakfast indifferent, but their version of "reclining" seats certainly wasnt ours - a whole 2 inches! This resulted ... 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