Rin and Zach

January 13: Rin’s bachan is C-O-O-L cool!

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January 23rd 2008
Japanese vocabulary yatta: yay! I did it! Yesssssss! …just a general exclamation of glee…. shabu-shabu: meal where you dip pieces of meat, vegetables, tofu, mushrooms, konnyaku, noodles and mochi in simmering dashi and then into sauce. Yatta! Zach and I met up with Rin (close friend from Berkeley, one of my favorite friend boys) two weeks ago in Kyoto since he ... 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