Awa Odori

The foreigners gear up to perform the Awa dance on the second stage of the night.

August 24th 2010
Here (finally) are some photos of Tokushima City and the Awa Odori dance festival. Awa Odori photos are courtesy of Ali, because my camera stopped working the day before the festival. Don't worry, it's fixed now. ... 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

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Susan Peavy

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Part of me can’t believe I’m on the road again and back in the travel blogging business, this time in a new hemisphere. I hope you enjoy reading round two of my global ramblings, based from the coastal town of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador. Here, my boyfriend, Keiron, and I are living in his grandmother’s house, where generations of his family grew up, and I’m teaching English at a nearby non-profit school. ... full info

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