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Strolling through Kesennuma

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January 31st 2016
Go to Kesennuma Ōshima Island Mr Shigeatsu Hatakeyama kindly gave us a lift to Aceport, Kesennuma harbour, where we would catch the ferry to Kesennuma Ōshima Island. Around the harbour we saw quite a few places where only the bases of houses remained. Building works had been carried out on the embankment around Kesennuma Bay, and it restricted the flow of the traffic. He managed to ... 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