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Indian Summer

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December 3rd 2007
The weather has become what it’s going to be like for the rest of the winter with temperatures lingering just above freezing so that it’s cold and rainy all the time. But, during the last bit of autumn we had an unexpected Indian summer, and it was a perfect day for a bike ride around the island of Yuge! I started my bike ride early in the morning and didn’t know just how warm it was going t ... read more

Asia » Japan » Ehime » Ochi » Kamijima

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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