Garden Entryway

Peace From Japan

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October 21st 2006
Just when you all thought you were done getting the obnoxious e-mails from TravelBlog, here I am sending out one more. Sorry this last entry is so delayed; by the time I got home from this trip, I only had a few days at home in the QC before moving back onto campus in Des Moines. Since then, I haven’t had time to sit down and write or post my last pictures. I would have just let it go but sin ... 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