Recent Aquisitions

Recent Acquisitions

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May 12th 2009
Yo Like I said, trying to start doing shorter posts. (In the interest of making things more frequent.) This is one of those. Omiya Omiya is dangerous. Last week was Golden Week. I'll explain it more in detail later (don't get your hopes up. It'll be another post), but suffice to say it's a big holiday in Japan. With no school. Anyways, Wednesday (day 1 of 8) I found myself with n ... 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