Hakozakigu Shrine, Fukuoka

January's Tamaseseri Festival where half-naked farmers battle half-naked fisherman for a big wooden ball while having buckets of cold water thrown over them to ensure a bountiful harvest.

Things I will miss about living in Japan

November 2nd 2020
I was sad when our 13 months in Fukuoka came to an end. I was also apprehensive to be leaving a country that had neither a huge covid outbreak nor a lockdown nor stringent restrictions in order to move to Europe where the streets were seemingly oozing with covid and no fun was to be had. I would say it was a successful year in terms of my research project at Kyushu University, which went well, des ... 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

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