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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: 衛星ーSatellites
Date: August 3rd 2009
I rode that bus until I saw train-tracks. I had little idea as to where I was, only that heading back along the tracks would eventually bring me back to a station on the Seibu Kokubunji-line. The novelty of my jimbei and the extra confidence that it had brought me had worn off. It wad dark and it was quiet. I felt boxed in and alone between the privacy walls of the houses to my right and the c ... read more
Date: August 3rd 2009
I rode that bus until I saw train-tracks. I had little idea as to where I was, only that heading back along the tracks would eventually bring me back to a station on the Seibu Kokubunji-line. The novelty of my jimbei and the extra confidence that it had brought me had worn off. It wad dark and it was quiet. I felt boxed in and alone between the privacy walls of the houses to my right and the c ... read more
