Tin-Roofed Gate at the Iso Garden

Kagoshima, Japan

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July 26th 2013
Geo: 31.59, 130.56Today started with breakfast delivered to our room--croissant, fruit and tea for me, and breakfast sandwich, juice and coffee for Philip. Ordering breakfast to the room is the easiest thing to do on days with early shore excursions. It was good and easy and perfectly on time. The breakfast sandwich wasn't that great, but everything else was nice.Phil decided to skip th ... 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