Tom and Brittany

We're here!

---

September 28th 2006
Today, I awoke to the sun rising over the rooftops of our new home town of Kyoto, Japan after an extremely long journey. Monday morning we woke up and finished packing everything we would need for the next seven weeks, said our last goodbyes met in front of Brooks and boarded the bus on our way to the airport. We flew from St. Louis to Denver, played a pick up game of soccer in the terminal, board ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto

---

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