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Baby Stuck in Todai-ji Temple Pillar!  
   

Baby Stuck in Todai-ji Temple Pillar!

Accoring to Buddhist scripture, this baby has been stuck in here since the year 790. It is said that anybody who can pull him out will be granted years of nappy changing and the joy of watching it go through those difficult teenage years.
You're Never Alone, When Push Comes to Shove...

November 21st 2006
The somewhat ignorant, probably hideously offensive but ultimately pretty funny jibe goes: "you're never alone with schizophrenia". If that is the case then I can conclude that it is possible to come close to experiencing living with this unfortunate mental disorder by travelling in Japan. The Japanese really seem to struggle with the idea of solitude. They live in houses where the walls are so ... 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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