Ballet

Day 72: Missed Concert

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May 24th 2009
Day 72: Missed Concert Sunday, May 24, 2009 12:00am: Amy, Amy’s Host Mom (“Okaasan”), and I stay up the whole night speaking in English and Japanese. 8:00am: We go to sleep. 1:00pm: Amy and I woke up. I thought the classical concert that we were going to was at night! This is when I realized that it was at a different time!!! I call Tatsuhiro and he says the classical concert s ... 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