taken with the night view lens...trippyyyy....

Beer Garden

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July 28th 2006
Friday 7/28/06 Ok I’m going to write these posts each day as much as I can to avoid writing a book all in one sitting, though I may post these entries in one or two lump sections. Yesterday after work Ko-san was kept in late in a meeting with some important Taiwanese clients so I ended up taking the bus to Gifu station to meet everyone. When I arrived I had about an hour to kill, so I grabbed a ... read more

Asia » Japan » Gifu

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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