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Osaka - part 2 - our final place in Japan...

July 5th 2014
Back in Osaka, we checked into our new hostel where we would be staying for 4 days. This was a proper hostel, with backpackers from all over the world (America, Italy, Europe, Vietnam). We were in a 10 person dorm, but it was actually 5 rooms divided with plasterboard and curtains for a door, with a bunkbed in each. The room was weeny and the 'beds' the most uncomfortable yet - they were not Japan ... 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

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Laura Stevens

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My mum thinks I had an early mid-life crisis - all because I gave up my job, sold my house and left to see the world! But let's be honest, who wouldn't jack it all in and take off if they could?! Anyways, I have a pretty awesome trip planned (at least I think so) and thought I would share the trip with you (so you can get all kinds of jealous, but also so my mother can keep tabs on me - she worries too much!). Also, like everyone said, this is a great way to remind me of my awesome trip when I finally come back to Blighty and have to start all over again with a boring new job and boring ne... full info

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