Shinkansen Train set

Konichiwa! - Meeting new friends.

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February 14th 2013
{Anna} I have met Joshua and Jasmine. Joshua is 8 years old and Jasmine is 12. Joshua has a Shinkansen Train set, just like the train we went on. We all played with the trains. Dad helped me put the track together. Dad said that he never had his own train set before. Joshua and Jasmine can both ski. Joshua is not very well and is in bed with a ... read more

Asia » Japan » Aomori » Hirosaki

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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