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White Water of the Yoshino River

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October 8th 2007
I am always getting emails about events happening on mainland Shikoku that other foreign English teachers plan. Unfortunately, I rarely attend any of the gatherings because living out here in the middle of the Inland Sea makes it really difficult to get there and back. However, I got an email about a white water rafting trip that was happening on the Yoshino River in a quasi-national park in mid-e ... 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