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Lost Japan

July 9th 2007
I’ve read Alex Kerr’s “Lost Japan” cover to cover today (Jeeva’s recommendation), and his cynical take on the concreting over of Japan’s cultural heritage has inevitably colored my response, especially to the artifical environs of Shirakawa-go, an assembly line of reconstituted thatched dwellings for the satiation of snapping salarymen, who wander around in a daze of incomprehension b ... read more
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Japanese Flag 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
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Itinerary for Kieron, Stace & Cav: 1. Nepal & Tibet (April 19, 2007) 2. Bangkok (May 18, 2007) 3. Vietnam & Cambodia (May 22, 2007) 4. Hong Kong (June, 2007) 5. Beijing (June, 2007) 6. Japan (June 23, 2007) 7. Singapore (July 13, 2007) 8. Australia (July 15, 2007) 9. New Zealand (July 31, 2007) 10. Hawaii (August 22, 2007) 11. USA (August 26, 2007) 12. UK (September 6, 2007) IMPORTANT: Destinations and arrival dates are subject to change!... full info
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