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Takenoko and Other Tales

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May 6th 2007
Hm. I’m posting this blog at least a couple of weeks after these events happened. I try not to do that because all of the details become jumbled up and faded in my mind (I have a horrid memory), but I’ll try to put the pieces back together and tell you about the last few weeks. Starting from Easter: After spring break everyone came back to school, and in Japan it is the start of the new scho ... read more

Asia » Japan » Ehime » Ochi » Kamijima

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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