Morning footbath

Nagano Day 2, Day 3, and Day 4

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November 3rd 2005
Hello all, finally getting around to updating more about Nagano! I can hardly believe that it's been two weeks since we've been there! I am super homesick, but the days are certainly flying by! Ok, so I mixed up the days last time I wrote about Nagano, it was actually the second day that we went to the Zenkoji Temple and made soba noodles. Anyway, on the second day of the trip we did lots of o ... 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