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International Kids Are Cool

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January 26th 2006
Hi... so, I'm at school... it's really a nice place. The campus is very nicely sized and the facilities are excellent. The dorms are cool... there are tatami mats and shoji doors... no ofuro though... hehe, public ofuro - that might be a little weird/gross. I got myself a cell phone... international rates are really high, but incoming calls are free - so if you want to talk, sorry you gotta cal ... read more

Asia » Japan » Osaka » Hirakata

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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