Origami

Sake Breakfasts and Drinking Games with Geisha Girls

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August 10th 2013
Today we arrived in Osaka. I didn't have time to post a blog yesterday as we were too busy. This Tour of Japan is fast and crazy and I've usually only been able to write posts for the blog late at night. Yesterday was our last day in Kyoto. The first thing we did was take a tour of a sake brewing plant, which included lots of sake tasting. I couldn't say that sake drinking for me first ... read more

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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