The Dudes

Tondo Matsuri

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January 10th 2008
For the last year and a half, I have religiously attended our school’s calligraphy class. I go there once a week to work on my Japanese penmanship and receive correction after correction from the ever watchful eye of our teacher. I have gone through innumerable stacks of calligraphy paper and bottles of ink in the process. Most of my renderings are scribbled over with corrections and thrown into ... read more

Asia » Japan » Ehime

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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