Monument in front of kagoshima station

Down to kagoshima

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March 1st 2007
Hi all, Today, we (the classmates and me) are headed to Kagoshima on a school related trip (You guessed right! It is not quite that vacation thing yet). But I am already in the vacation mood, so for me it boils down to the same thing. There will be some meeting we have to participate in there. Kagoshima prefecture is located at the southern tip of kyushu island and kagoshima itself is a city qu ... 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