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Saturday - Hiroshima

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September 26th 2014
Today I was off to visit the site of the Hiroshima A bomb explosion. Is checked out the map and spoke to the staff at the hostel and found out it was close by and very easy to get to, so I set off on my travels. It was a cloudy day and cooler of late so for the first time in ages I donned my long trousers lol. I ended to catch the tram which ran between the train station and the location o ... 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