My Bottle of Soju

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April 28th 2009
Isakaya As you'll probably find when I get that next post put up (it's coming I swear), my housemates (Yon-chan from Korea and Patrick from Sweden) and I tend to make frequent excursions to the isakaya (think a bar with booth space). It's a nice, dark place to just sit and have a couple of drinks with friends. Quite fun. Anyhow, my usual drink of choice is a coke and rum (the only rum drink ... read more

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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