Osaka Castle Otemon Gate entrance (2)

01.12.2011 Osaka Castle and Naniwa-no-Miya Palace in Osaka

January 13th 2011
I don’t know about you but when you get really excited about something like a birthday or a vacation or a new toy you can’t sleep the night before and you wake up 5 minutes before the alarm goes off. Lucky for me this was one of those days. The train rides are defiantly getting easier to find which place is which and how to get from one place to another. Osaka Castle is not one ... 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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Brian Doyle

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My name is Brian Doyle and I will be leaving my home for several months for the first time. As an International Business student, I believe without the ability to communicate and understand a culture in its home location, the culture is excluded and immersion cannot be attained. Therefore I plan to participate in Japanese business and language courses, studying the traditional Japanese life style, and understanding how globalization impacts cultures outside the United States. I will be attending Kwansei Gakuin University located in Osaka, Japan. Their classes offer a unique way for fore... full info

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