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Nikko Ninjas

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January 15th 2017
It continued to snow today. The locals don't seem to share the same admiration for the snow as we do. They were eager to get rid of it- our neighbours were awake before us, shovelling snow out of their driveways and wiping it off their car windscreens. We set out for Edomura (Edo Wonderland) this morning, but Yoshiku stop us in our tracks. She insisted on driving us to the train station to catc ... 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