Samurai Tranquil Garden

A day in Kanazawa what a day plus being met by Columbian boxers

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June 14th 2015
So an early breakfast and off to the train we go to have a day in Kanazawa. It seems we are really lucky as the train station only opened in March this year, previously you had to take a bus for over an hour after you had been on the train for a couple of hours. Thank goodness for progress. So we arrive in Kanazawa and find the information desk where for once we find a lady who spoke really goo ... 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