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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]
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] Blog: Okinawa- same but different
Date: August 28th 2008
Well, the summer holidays were upon as, along with the screaming humidity. You even sweat when you're not moving. I had two weeks off, Mitsu only got four days (hardly fair, I know), so we decided to have a belated more-or-less-honeymoon in Okinawa. Okinawa is a set of tropical islands about an hour's flight from the rest of Japan. It was two hours for us- and our first flight together. Mitsu h ... read more
Date: August 28th 2008
Well, the summer holidays were upon as, along with the screaming humidity. You even sweat when you're not moving. I had two weeks off, Mitsu only got four days (hardly fair, I know), so we decided to have a belated more-or-less-honeymoon in Okinawa. Okinawa is a set of tropical islands about an hour's flight from the rest of Japan. It was two hours for us- and our first flight together. Mitsu h ... read more
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