Sanae with our Tanabata tree!

Day 101: Happy Tanabata!!

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July 7th 2008
The Story of Tanabata as told by Sanae You know there are stars called Vega and Altair. These are seen only in summer and there is a story of these stars. Vega is a girl from rich parents and Altair is a boy (cowboy) from not really rich parents and they are happily in love. But one day since 2 of them are too much in love to work so Vega's father was angry and made a huge river to separate ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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