'mama' and uncle from Osaka

October 8th 2010
October Hello!　We’re now pretty well into October (half way through the first term according to the exam next week entitled ‘mid-term test’ - yikes!) and despite the fact that the elementary school kids that I see every morning have started wearing their school jumpers, im still plenty warm enough in just the one layer! I was thinking maybe Japanese people like to keep themselves alway ... 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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Mary Burrows

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Off to Japan, see you in a year :) I'm going because... a year of study abroad is a compulsory part of my course at Leeds Uni . I'm not 100% sure why but I picked Nanzan University's Centre for Japanese Studies in Nagoya City which is the 4th largest city in Japan and is famous for all sorts of things including Toyota. Anyway it has a subway system, pubs and a castle so I can't really ask for anything more...I will be staying with a host family, attending university, and hoping to find a part-time job as it will be a very expensive year. Planning to actually do some traveling once m... full info

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