My bday dinner, Cate, Asako and Aya

A bit if this and that!!!

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March 10th 2008
Well Im back in Japan for my second year, have been back for nearly 3 months and have been very slack with keeping this blog up to date. Since being back I have been enjoying feeling like I live here rather than a tourist for a year. My weekends are much more relaxing now, Im not rushing of every weekend to see something new, it makes a nice change. Since being back I have been enjoying drink ... read more

Asia » Japan » Shizuoka

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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