Matsumoto

Room to breathe

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May 29th 2017
Geo: 36.24, 137.97 - Matsumoto What was most conspicious about Matsumoto was how quiet it seemed. Granted its a much smaller city than some of the others we have visited but there was quite simply alot less people around. We saw little or no foreign tourists and very few Japanese tourists. There didn't even seem to be that many locals. We could easily walk through the very centre of town withou ... 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