Arriving at the castle

First day of school and Osaka Jo

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October 12th 2016
As yesterday was only the entrance ceremony, today was the real FIRST SCHOOL DAY! It has been a really long time that I was not on the school benches, but I was so excited last night that I couldn't sleep :D I was thinking about how it is gonna be? too easy? too hard? Is the teacher gonna be nice? The other students? As I didn't want to be late this morning and didn't want to run either, I l ... 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