Kōrakuen carp

"Tabete! Hayaku tabete!" "Eat it! Quick, eat it!" Quite amusing watching this little girl urging the fish as though it was the last food they were going to see - they knew better!

Two good reasons not to be an emperor

October 10th 2007
Kōrakuen translates as 'the garden for taking pleasure later'. Apparently it is named after a Chinese proverb which says the emperor should suffer sorrow before his people, and pleasure after them'. Kōrakuen is rated as one of the top three parks in Japan. I personally disagree with rating everything, I prefer my own opinion to the official version ;-). That said, it's a nice place and even wi ... 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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