Home Cooked Breakfast in Dorm

The Adventure Begins

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April 25th 2007
Last night I arrived at Huis Ten Bosch. Huis is pronounced “house”. After an eleven and a half hour flight to Osaka, Japan I had a four hour lay over at the airport awaiting my next hour and fifteen minute flight to Fukuoka. My first stop after my flight into Osaka was to get a bite to eat in the local McDonalds. I needed to make sure I can at least get a taste of home while I was away. I was ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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