Asuka Station

Asuka

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March 10th 2008
On Saturday I went to visit Asuka in the Nara prefecture as part of my Japanese History class. Leilani came with me even though she's not taking the class, and we had to leave the seminar house at 7:30 in the morning! I had only gotten 5 hours of sleep, if even that much, the night before so I was really tired. I wanted to go back to sleep so bad! We met my professor at a station a few stops away ... 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