Sumo at 7am

Our private sumo tournament only lasted until we found this nice "hotel" a.k.a. restaurant that didn't kick us out. Next time we might try to book something in advance, but I'm not going to lie... being homeless for the night was an adventure!

Sumo!!!!! ..... "Ozumo!!!"

November 19th 2005
The one word that would best describe my weekend in Fukuoka is "adventure"! We started out on Friday night catching a bus from Hiroshima Bus Center and going to our first destination, a city about 3.5 hours south of here called Shimonaseki. One of the benefits of being in JET Programme is that everyone seems to fall under the same category: wanting to travel, but also wanting to save money. ... 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

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