News Years Eve

My first blog (not a blog virgin any more)

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January 30th 2007
Kiroro, Hokkaido (in the middle of mountains) HI everyone in Perth and the rest of the world. How are all my friends? Well I have finally broken the seal and joined the rest of those crazy (deranged) bloggers. So it has no been over two months since I left dear old (warm) Perth for a freezing winter wonderland (no internet access, not sure if it is really a wonderland). Quite contr ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hokkaido » Sapporo

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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