Medieval Japanese history might have taken an entirely different course, but for one big decision by one small bird.
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Minamoto no Yoritomo
CHAPTER 23: Tidal Shift
With the oppressive heat and humidity of a Tokyo summer bearing down, I headed to Yugawara (90 minutes south of Tokyo) to hike Shiroyama (562 meters) – a mountain I hoped would help me choose my greater path.
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