Looking out over Naha from Shuri-jo

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Apparently the weather is dull in Fukuoka too...

November 20th 2007
I had the left the curtains open wide to allow myself to be woken up by the shining light of a new sunny day. Not so. Instead I woke to the sound of noise in the corridor and the hum from the air conditioner. Looking out the window those dreary miserable grey clouds were stll hanging there in the sky, like a carpet of moisture. There was a fine layer of water spreadout on the streets and roofs of ... 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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