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  1. Mt. Yufu (由布岳)

    Blog: Hiking in Japan - 30 January 2011

    Mt. Yufu is a massive volcano towering over the idyllic hot spring town of Yufuin. The views from the summit are impressive on the rare day when the cloud isn’t in. The hike: After exiting the bus, turn left and walk along the road a few meters, and you’ll see the entrance to the trail [...]

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  2. turning japanese

    Blog: The Road Forks - 3 August 2010

    at the end Video highlighting the beauty of Japan We began traveling in Japan feeling like the proverbial strangers in a strange land, frustrated by the lack of overt friendliness and the precision of human interactions.  I remember telling Patrick and our friend on the eighth day that I found the country beautiful but didn’t understand the people, as I had in Thailand and Cambodia, because their relationships seemed stilted. 

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