the neighborhood

MooshiMooshi Part 11

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May 14th 2008
MooshiMooshi! Last time I wrote, I had just returned from a whirlwind tour of central Japan, the cherry blossom season was coming to a close, and I was beginning a new chapter in my life here having been relocated to a different prefecture. My new schools are much busier than the last, and my new apartment comes without internet (I’m in such an isolated location that there are no Internet ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tottori

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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