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Asia » Japan » Mie » Shimaisobe April 14th 2008

Hey everyone! I am finally able to get to a computer. Jill and I are having alot of fun, but everyone is speaking english to us... well sorta hahaha. Its soo cool here! I really like it. Today Jill and I went to school with Kazuma and Wakaba, their school is huge!! At least 10 buildings and over a thousand students. Oh, and it only takes 40minutes to get to school, which is really weird because they said it took 2 hours... haha oh well I won't complain about that! Today also Jill and I had to do a speech twice, the first time infront of about 20 students and then the second time infront of 300 grade 11 students, I was shaking like crazy ahahah. Well anyways I better go because I think the internet ... read more

Chopin in a Shed

Asia » Japan » Mie » Shimaisobe October 27th 2006

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Arinko Farm is not yet a reality, but Masako and Koji are working on it. They have a patch of land (0.7 hectares) on a hillside surrounded by a bamboo forest overlooking mostly rice fields and the outskirts of the small town of Shimaisobe. It is beautiful scenery and when the wind blows you can hear the gentle clatter of the bamboo. Its all very calming in an inscence and bead curtain kind of way. Masako has a big interest in Permaculture and Ecology and wanted to build a small farmhouse on the land they purchased. Planning permission arrived while we were there. (My being there and the arrival of planning permission are in no way linked - its purely coincidence - I hold no sway with Mie Prefecture local government). Construction won't begin on the ... read more

Brief history of Japan

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...more history

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