Aso Crater

Kyushu #2: Aso Crater, Kurokawa Onsen Village and Fukuoka

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February 10th 2013
10th Feb: Up early this morning. I had a good night's sleep, but still felt knackered. I need a lot of sleep. Apparently the TV in the room came on randomly at 6 am, and pout the shits up the people it woke up. Thankfully I slept through that. After getting ready and packing up, we went down to breakfast. Oh my god! It was sooo cute. Proper traditional looking. We were given rice, miso soup, s ... 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