The offending bridge

Kobe

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February 9th 2007
We headed over to Kobe on a misty day, and decided to take the cable car into the hills. On Katie's suggestion that it was only a half hour walk back to the bottom according to the guide book, we set off back down some footpaths. About an hour later we came to a bridge and saw what looked like a nice route that skirted around the bottom of a large hill/mountain, so off we went. Soon we came 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