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May 17: Go Tigers!

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May 31st 2008
A couple of weeks ago, the Wakayama JET group arranged for us all to go to a Hanshin Tiger's game... Japanese vocab yakyuu: baseball natsukashii: nostalgic It's something everyone should go to at least once while in Japan- a Hanshin Tiger's game. Who cares if you're not interested in baseball? You don't even have to watch the game, you can just watch the fans! ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hyogo

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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