Sumo entrance for the "Entering the ring" ceremony

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November 19th 2005
The one word that would best describe my weekend in Fukuoka is "adventure"! We started out on Friday night catching a bus from Hiroshima Bus Center and going to our first destination, a city about 3.5 hours south of here called Shimonaseki. One of the benefits of being in JET Programme is that everyone seems to fall under the same category: wanting to travel, but also wanting to save money. ... read more

Asia » Japan » Fukuoka

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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