Taiko

Andrew's Taiko band doing traditional drumming at an agricultural festival I attended with 2 other foreigner friends, Lucy and Harry. We were quickly "picked up" by a group of inebriated "pig cutters" who brought us meat and then did inappropriate things with the sausages.

Driving Miss Emilie

September 5th 2006
My apologies for not writing during the last two weeks as it is going to make for a tediously long update; however, I will try to focus on the most important items. I am beginning to feel quite settled in my life here so I feel much less need to synthesize everything I’m experiencing. Nonetheless, many important things are still happening so I will try to write a little more frequently to avoi ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kagoshima » Shibushi

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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