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Mando Mundo

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December 18th 2006
Not too much has been happening recently. It's gotten pretty cold here lately, so I think most people are just trying to keep warm inside their houses. Even though this area doesn't get as cold as what I'm used to back in West Virginia, it feels just as cold because of the lack of heating. There's no such thing as central heating here (at least not on this island), so everyone uses these small gas ... read more

Asia » Japan » Ehime » Ochi » Kamijima

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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