busker kazu

Japan

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March 11th 2006
My stay in Japan was like a concentrated dose of my life there. I met Kazu, Stew and Orie, their babies Aleesha and Joshua, and wandered the streets of Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto feeling as though I'd never left. Real sushi, sake, ocha, donburi, ramen, soba, okonomiyaki, yakiniku... all worth the seven year wait. Kazu and I spent alot of time together, played an impromptu gig (as a trio) at a favourite ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hyogo » Kobe

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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