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Japan in a Week: Day 1/2 - YOKUSUKA/YOKOHAMA

June 15th 2007
A whole week has gone by since I first arrived in Japan in what has been a flurry of a vacation before I hit Singapore for 4 weeks. I didn’t really have any jet lag but I did, for reasons completely unknown to me, I wake up between 4 and 5am almost every morning and hit the sack pretty early in the evening. If you know me, this early morning rising is unheard of outside of necessity. Alas, I’ ... 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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Yavonna Glenn

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Just tracking my travels through SE Asia this wonderful summer of 2007 (after my stop of 1 week in Japan). I'm a mother, student, loner, daydreaming gypsy chick, with an insatiable yearning for the open road and skies. I'll be gone for 2.5 months (or until my money runs out - whichever comes first). Why this trip? Well, in short, law school sucks and the only way I can go back is if I first get away. It started as a practical venture that my mind ok'd: 1 month in Singapore doing a study abroad program. As the year progressed though, I knew doing the typical internship either at home or abroad ... full info

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