Sushi at 7am!

It's tradition to eat fresh sushi for breakfast when you visit Tsukiji. Our sushi chef gave us a demo on how to eat it because we used our chop sticks - he uses his fingers! Everything we tried was really fresh and delicious.

Nagano-way!

December 18th 2007
We apologize for the title - bad joke! If the map is not visible try clicking the "Fit Route" button... Our last days of teaching behind us, it was time to say farewell to all of the friends we had made working in Tokyo. We both feel so lucky having met them, we learned so much from these people about Japan, teaching and ourselves. Some teachers were placed alone at a school, or alone in the ... read more

Asia » Japan » Nagano

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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