Sushi group photo

Japan Day 4

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October 24th 2018
Day 4: We were leaving on the 12:08 bullet train from Hokado to Kyoto but we were up early. I felt much better. We wandered through the quiet hotel until we found the coffee bar open. We drank excellent coffee and read the Japan version of the NY Times until breakfast. The headline picture was of the twisted mess of train cars from the derailment in Taiwan that killed 12 and injured 150. Later ... 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