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Jeepers creepers - suzume bachi!

September 19th 2011
So just when I think you can't get any worse than the mukade, I discover today the existence of suzume bachi, or "giant Japanese hornet" and for someone who has long held a phobia or wasps this is no good thing. I went to visit a local temple, Moto-Zenkoji with my friends Dean and Madilyn, and whilst wandering around the beautiful temple rooms, we see what looks like a wasp on steroids bangi ... read more
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Japanese Flag 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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