Kanazawa

Secret City

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May 25th 2017
Geo: 36.56, 136.64 - Kanazawa Our new best friend the taxi driver in Hiroshima told us that Kanazawa was a smaller version of Kyoto. He was certainly acurate about that when it comes to first impressions.The railway station was in a way a smaller version of Kyoto station in that the roof is a massive globe shaped steel framed structure. The Kanazawa version doesn't have quite the same impact bu ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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