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Matsuyama to Tokyo and beyond - on the move again

September 12th 2016
The day after the wedding, with our bags packed and stashed at the hotel we headed off for one last look around some of Matsuyama. This entailed a walk through the long shopping arcade which, being a Sunday morning, was fairly quiet. Such arcades are usually buzzing with people in the evenings; well worth a browse of all the quirky little shops as well as the larger department type stores. The onl ... 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

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