Sakura Blossoms

Let there be internet ;)

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March 23rd 2007
So sorry for the recent draught in blogs!! Dawn and I just got the internet connected in our apartment!!! Yeah, so blogs should be a bit more frequent now 😊. So much has happened since I last wrote, trying to figure out where to start is very intimidating. Every day here feels like a month worth of things to write about. I think for the sake of my sanity and yours I will just start with ... 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