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Day 11 - Hakodate

December 26th 2013
Today is a bit of a late start. I didn't get up until 0850. I left my room at 0950. Plan for today was to spend the day at Goryokaku. I went to the tourist information to get a day pass for the tram. Goryokaku is also full of historical importance. Hakodate is the first city that opened up to foreign imports. There was also civil war that was round here an ... read more
Asia » Japan » Hokkaido » Hakodate

Japanese Flag 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
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