Castle Moat

Hiroshima

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March 3rd 2008
I was so lucky that I got to spend this past weekend in one of my favorite cities in Japan...HIROSHIMA! The trip was part of my Peace, Development, & Democratization class, and my professor, Dr. Scott, had arranged for one of the last survivors of the Hiroshima bombing to speak to us. So this really was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I was so fortunate to be able to experience it. I had ... 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