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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]
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] Blog: Painfully Delicious Punishment in Pontocho, Kyoto
Date: March 27th 2002
京都先斗町・錦市場 All settled into my hotel in Kyoto, I called up my friend Kaz, the delightfully comedic Kinki sprite I'd met at Billy Backpacker's Lodge in Fairbanks, AK. Kaz is a party in human form. Like Puck in Shakespeare's play, he's one of those joyful souls who could get even the darkest pessimist to suck the very marrow out of life and ask for seconds. ... read more
Date: March 27th 2002
京都先斗町・錦市場 All settled into my hotel in Kyoto, I called up my friend Kaz, the delightfully comedic Kinki sprite I'd met at Billy Backpacker's Lodge in Fairbanks, AK. Kaz is a party in human form. Like Puck in Shakespeare's play, he's one of those joyful souls who could get even the darkest pessimist to suck the very marrow out of life and ask for seconds. ... read more
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