The Sato Family and I

My last couple of weeks in Japan...

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December 7th 2007
I have so many thoughts and emotions inside of me right now about my life in Japan and as I have only been back in the states for 3 weeks (and might I add -- 3 jam packed thanksgiving, wedding, moving across the state, starting my US job hunt weeks) I have not yet fully processed them, so please forgive me if I am unable to fully express myself when you ask, "How was Japan?" If you ask I will mos ... read more

Asia » Japan » Shizuoka

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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