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Akemashite Omedetou!

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January 7th 2007
My winter vacation was absolutely wonderful thanks to my amazing host family in Kyoto that I stayed with. It was completely stress-free, which was exactly what I needed. I also felt incredibly nostalgic thinking about all the great times I had in that area while going to school there a few years ago. From the moment I stepped on the old Keihan railway, I felt that kind of feeling you feel when ... 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