Temple

Morning visit to shrine

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September 16th 2015
Quick update on the day so far! Had breakfast in the hotel with Mimi who some may remember from her many visits to DH (she is due back out in November with another group of health professionals). She is a doctor from Nagoya and is staying in the hotel until we leave to Nagoya on Monday to visit her hospital - 2 hours by bullet train. After breakfast we were told we had a couple of hours until the ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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