The tatami room

January 12: Shinseki!

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January 23rd 2008
Japanese Vocabulary Shinseki: relatives, family kakoekidensha: train that stops at every since station along the train line... Stevie and her friends from Sonoma, Emily and Krista, arrived on Thursday, January 10th. Zach and I met them at the airport and then we returned to my place. I just spent part of the weekend with them on the first leg of their trip in Japan. S ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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