on the beach

Visa run to Fukuoka

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March 21st 2007
I had to go to Fukuoka, Japan to get a work permit to teach in Korea. I didn't mind since it was a country that I have not been too, and the school paid for the trip. Not so bad! Actually it is fantastic, (my passport has one page left in it). I found out the night before I left that another teacher would be traveling with me to Fukuoka. Michelle started working for the school one week before. S ... read more

Asia » Japan » Fukuoka

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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