Spooky tori gate

Three Pay the Price for the Red Leafed Path to Glory

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November 27th 2007
三連休 or sanrenkyu, a long weekend. A 3 day weeknd in Japan for me, is like the summer holidays to a school student. A thing of long anticipation and preparation, and when it comes off a general feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction is felt, which has been accompanied by me being in a good mood all week, despite being intensly sleep deprivated, and slighty alchohol poisoned. Its al ... 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