The turtles of Oshashi

Raphael, Donatello and Leonardo, from memory.... Hero's in a half shell......

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Floating down the river, Matsue in the sun

September 9th 2005
We've taken a side step from the temples of Kyoto to the canal lined city of Matsue on our way down south to Hiroshima. Matsue is a beautiful wee city on the Shinji-Ko river, it's a really sleepy wee place with a huge castle and is famous for being the home of Lafcadio Hearn, or Koizumi Yakumo as he's know around these parts, who was a British writer who came to Japan in 1890, he was the first ... read more

Asia » Japan » Shimane » Matsue

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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