Tako Yaki

Oyters Galore

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February 5th 2007
This is the reason I am in Japan. An experience like this just doesn’t happen anywhere. Akiko, Kenta, James and I went to the small island of Etajima, near my own home of Kure. We woke up early in the morning, arriving at the ferry port for 8pm and hopped on the first ferry and reached the Oyster festival at 9am. There we ate countless, FREE, huge, delicious oysters! Sure, we had to wait in lin ... read more

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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