teacher training

MooshiMooshi Part2

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September 10th 2007
Mooshi Mooshi, and welcome to part 2 of my travels. This week, I moved into my new living quarters, near the schools I will be teaching at in Izumo, Shimane-ken. My apartment has all the character of an Econo Lodge. Unfortunately, normal apartments in Japan, the kind you see in movies with tatami matted floors, paper sliding doors, and lack of any insulation, normally do not rent to foreigners. ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hiroshima

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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