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Essential Hanami Eating  
   

Essential Hanami Eating

Trying to fully engage in the Japanese tradition, I bought this bento at a grocery store. Please forgive the waribashi (disposable chopsticks!) They are one of the most wasteful uses of wood in Japan, and millions are used and thrown away in Japan on a daily basis (gomen! sorry!) This lunch was, erm, interesting, with sushi, pickled vegetables, and breaded fish (which when I bought it, I thought was chicken). When in Japan...
Spring and Sakura

April 15th 2006
Shining spring day Falling cherry blossoms With my calm mind ~ Kino Tomonari They have inspired poetry, songs, festivals, and picnics. No, it's not a rock band, or some other cultural icon that most of us would ini ... read more
Asia » Japan » Hiroshima

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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