The Kitchen

Passport Please

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July 21st 2006
Konnichi wa! Well I am here and it is amazing! For those of you who I haven't already bored with the details of my trip, let me give you a quick run-down of what my time in Japan will involve . . . My aunt and uncle are international teachers at the American School In Japan (ASIJ) and they were able to get me a job working at the summer program that the school puts on for the local kids. It's ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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