Harvest dance

The dance was very long and from what we could understand had something to do with planting and harvesting rice.

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January 1st 2008
Happy New Year from Japan! Last night we had to forgo our usual tradition of Chinese food and watching the ball drop at Times square for Japanese food and watching Japanese boy bands sing in the New year fromTokyo. Five minutes into 2008 our friend, and my student, Masako, picked us up to go to a traditional new year celebration at the local shrine. Just down the road from our house, the shrine we ... read more

Asia » Japan » Yamanashi

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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