Station 7...Part 2

I'm on top of the world....

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September 4th 2005
...looking down on creation....This title comes from a Carpenters classic (or so I've been told!) that some of my first year students chose to sing for a karaoke contest (there was little selection...another Carpenters song, Chicago, and Elton John). Anyways, I thought it was fitting for this entry. It has been said by the Japanese that "you're wise to climb Fuji, but a fool to climb it twice. ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hiroshima

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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