trying to be nautical

I face planted falling off my bicyle today

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September 25th 2007
I face planted falling off of my bicycle today. I was riding to Musashi-sakai station from my skewl and I was preparing to go from street to sidewalk...you know how it is if you've ever riden a bike..well i wasn't straight on enough to make the curb so my wheel skidded with the curb of the sidewalk and i just toppled over full force to the left. I would have been embarrassed but since no one cam ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kanagawa

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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