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Kobe

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February 10th 2008
to make the most of the 3-day weekend, i went to kobe with some of my friends! we had planned to stay in kobe the whole weekend because there was supposed to be stuff going on to celebrate the chinese new year. but, like usual, things didn't go exactly as planned... first of all, i walk out of the seminar house and guess what?...it's SNOWING! a lot too. i wasn't very happy cause that meant it w ... read more

Asia » Japan » Osaka

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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