View from the Boat

Asakusa Sumo Wrestling

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October 1st 2005
Ok, so I have a lot to update on, and I hopefully I will be able to do it slowly but surely. There is really just so much that happens every minute of every day that I have no idea how I can adequately keep up. Fortunatley, I've been taking pictures almost everyday (except for those few scary days when I thought I had lost my camera), so when I come home I could give you a pretty good (and infin ... read more

Asia » Japan » Chiba

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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