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4am is not my friend

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March 31st 2024
Sleep was had but what am I supposed to do at 4am? You lot were stuffing your Easter eggs 🙄. A cycle tour around Hiroshima Peace Park and castle, an education for all but the small stories remain with you; Tori gates that remained standing, Sadako Sasaki and her paper cranes, eucalyptus trees that survived but their leaves grew as a totally different shape until recently when some branches have ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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