my sleeping quarters

Amazing Time in Noto

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March 29th 2007
wow. today is hard to sum up. i woke up at around 3:30am or maybe earlier because the ceiling was creaking in my hotel room. i thought it was somebody moving around above me. finally i got up at 3:50am because i knew i wasn't going to fall back asleep, and we were getting up early to go to the fish market with the chef from Zeniya at 5:30 anyway. i realized that the ceiling was creaking because i ... read more

Asia » Japan » Ishikawa » Noto-Hanto Peninsula

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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