Graveyard
Here is a typical graveyard. There are slats of wood sticking up behind each grave. Also, each grave has a kind of little alter and some of the alters had coffee mugs or beer cans on them... I am assuming this is some kind of offering to the deceased? Could you leave me grapefruit juice when I die?
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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. Fo... [read more]
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. Fo... [read more] Blog: An Update on Last Weekend
Date: October 1st 2005
Hi Hi, sorry that it has taken me so long to add another entry to this journal. Anyway, last weekend we had a long weekend and I ended up doing lots of stuff. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me for some of the time (and later in the week I LOST it! But no fear, someone found it, and now I have officially learned my lesson) so some of the things that I'll write about I don't really ha ... read more
Date: October 1st 2005
Hi Hi, sorry that it has taken me so long to add another entry to this journal. Anyway, last weekend we had a long weekend and I ended up doing lots of stuff. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me for some of the time (and later in the week I LOST it! But no fear, someone found it, and now I have officially learned my lesson) so some of the things that I'll write about I don't really ha ... read more
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I'm studying architecture at Cornell University but have decided to spend a year going to school in Japan.... full info
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