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Taking the Turn

Soaking the Bones

March 27th 2008
There are few other places that I would rather call home in Japan than Matsuyama. It is one of those cities that one takes an almost immediate liking to. The old wooden floored trolleys that slowly make their circuit around the city, the hundreds of people going their different ways on old school or super chick bicycles and Matsuyama’s crown jewel, it’s castle, sitting on top of a mountain of ... read more
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Japanese Flag 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
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