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Kendo in Kure

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November 4th 2006
So as some of you may know, it is quite possible that I have the coolest supervisor in the world of Kure JETs. Not only is he a Buddhist monk, but rumour has it he is 1 of 50 kendo masters that have reached one of the highest levels of kendo in Japan. For a country of 127 million, I am thinking that's nothing to sneeze at. As you might expect, the Buddhist monk/kendo dichotomy makes me a bit ner ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hiroshima

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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