When many Westerners think of Nagasaki, they think only of the second A-Bomb. Although that’s an important part of Nagasaki’s history, its earlier history of contact with the outside world is far more interesting and engaging.
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Hakodate
Hakodate is a city on the southern coast of Hokkaido, which used to be a 19th century trading port. There remain foreign influences throughout the city, most visibly in the way of of colonial era buildings. When Commodore Perry succeeded in opening up some trading ports in Japan, Hakodate was one of them. It’s also… Continue reading Hakodate
Ada Tree & the timber tramways
When I was back in Australia for the Christmas/New Year break, my Dad and I had a day up in the tall timber mountain ash forest east of Melbourne, at one of our favourite locations – the Ada Tree and the surrounding forest that was once home to sawmills and timber tramway lines in the… Continue reading Ada Tree & the timber tramways
Last night in Hong Kong
Nuri’s gone, the weather is clear again, and I’ve just had a nice dinner out with Kana and Jimmy. I caught the second last Star Ferry for the night across from Kowloon to Central, then the tram back to Wan Chai. If the ferry is the best AUD0.70 ride in the world, surely trundling through… Continue reading Last night in Hong Kong
Old Tokyo tram
Even Tokyo takes pride in its old tramways. This is a museum piece marking the site of an old line in Bunkyo-ku, near Ueno.