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There's a First Time for Everything...

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February 19th 2008
konbanwa! it's the end of another exciting day here in japan...haha not really. weekdays are rather boring right now. pretty much all i do is go to class. i'm in the CIE building from the morning until around 3 or 4 everyday. well, except on mondays and wednesdays which are my short days and i'm done at noon...love them. so i usually just come back to my room and do homework, take a nap (if i'm lu ... read more

Asia » Japan » Osaka » Hirakata

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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