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Sakano and carp...  
   

Sakano and carp...

Area restaurants would like to get their hands on these guys, but Sakano said there is no fishing allowed at this lake.
Oh, The People We Meet

September 10th 2007
It’s been a month since we arrived at our new home here in Japan, and nothing has made that month easier or more enjoyable than the people we’ve met along the way. Jessie and I are fortunate that Minami-Alps City is home to more than a handful of progressively minded, generous people who have been gracious enough to speak English with us, excuse our clumsy faux pas, drive us to local sites, im ... read more
Asia » Japan » Yamanashi

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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