Swallows Game

Noise was the name of the game: the entire game. The Japanese sure know how to let go at sporting events from what I've seen, and the result was a spectacle unlike anything you'd see at a US sporting event. The cheers were well rehearsed and the fans were extremely respectful. We ate chicken on a stick, noodles with pork and Baskin Robbins ice cream.

Crazy Eights

April 24th 2008
You, are, and crazy. Those three words were in every sentence out of our friends' mouths when they heard Jessie and I would be hosting six members of Jessie's family at our little house for a week and a half. Well, yes, we, are. But, they came, we all survived, and had a pretty great time, too. It's going to be a lot quieter around here, and I feel kind of like I feel the day after my birthday ... read more

Asia » Japan » Yamanashi

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

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