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(Don't) Go chasing waterfalls

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January 14th 2017
On our first morning in Nikko we awoke to sight of sheets of pure, white snow. Tiny, delicate, flakes of the the stuff were falling everywhere. We had no choice but to go outside and experience it for ourselves. We had to touch it, stomp on it, throw it! It was magical! It had turned the already beautiful, small city into a sparkling wonderland. Any more attempts to describe it will not do it just ... 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