xmas lights on Peace Blvd

Winter in Hiroshima

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March 2nd 2007
My fourth winter in Japan. No snow this year or any trips to the ski hills. I wasn't prepared to pull my back or bust my camera again snowboarding this year. Seiki bought a new car late last year so we enjoyed a drive to Yamaguchi, toured the old seaside town of Yanai. It was famous a century or two ago for its production of linseed oil. So not many tourists make it out there. We picked mikan in a ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hiroshima

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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