Ramen and gyoza

All Good Things.......

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August 17th 2013
The whirlwind tour of Japan is coming to a close. The night before we all hit up a karaoke bar to sing some tunes. To be honest, it was my very first karaoke experience. And the first song? In the middle of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen someone handed me the mic and I was on. "Thunderbolt and lightning, very very frightening me! Galileo! Galileo!" I ended up singing a few songs, "Rollercoaster" by ... 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