Donna

Its still sore.... :(

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January 18th 2008
Friday 18th Jan 08 Well this morning my knee was hurting pretty bad, so I decided to get it seen by a doctor. Can you believe that a; the resort doesn’t have a doctor or nurse, and b; they don’t even have a shuttle bus to go into town? Anyway, a $40 taxi ride later and I was at the hospital. My Japanese isn’t very good at all, so the resort was nice enough to send an interpreter with me wh ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hokkaido

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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