Hiroshima: A-Bomb Dome, Peace Memorial & Other Horrors plus Bizarre Cat Cafe Encounter
September 22nd 2016 From a cat cafe that wasn't a cafe to the horror of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, today has been a strange one.
The trains from Kyoto to Hiroshima were fairly simple, although the lady reserving our seats was telling us that we couldn't make reservations, despite reserving us some seats - it was all a bit confusing. There was one change, easily done in 9 minutes because everything is on time
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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 
