Ikuta shrine

Kobe - small but beautiful

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October 29th 2016
Last night (Friday) I met some few people for drink at an "Inter-nation" party. It was really bad and we (me and my flatmates) stayed only 30 min before going to another bar. However, I had the chance to meet there Fumi-chan (from the sake tasting tour) and as she lives in Kobe, we planned that I would visit her the next day and she would be my Kobe tour guide :D On Saturday morning, it was har ... 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