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This is a tiny island off of my favorite beach on Yuge. It's almost always inaccessible (except by boat) from the beach, but when I first came to Japan some people told me that sometimes, when the tide is low, you can walk out to it. However, in the two years I've lived here, I've never seen the tide low enough to walk to the island even though I go to this beach often. Then, just the other day, I rode my bike out to the beach as usual, and there it was! It was like in an Indiana Jones movie where a hidden path magically appears!
On My Last Go-Round

June 26th 2008
The countdown has begun. It is officially only one more month until I leave my Yuge home. I’ve started to get schmaltzy about everything these days, thinking it may be the “last time.” Seriously…I need to pull myself together. I even get teary-eyed if I see a commercial I like on TV thinking “this might be the last time I see this commercial!” or if I buy some dish detergent at the sup ... read more
Asia » Japan » Ehime » Ochi » Kamijima

Japanese Flag 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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