claustraphobia

Naoshima

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April 12th 2008
I heard the first cicadas of the season today. Day dreaming of the summer, I arrived to work only to de-jumper to reveal a short-sleeved shirt. "summer has come" cried my new vice principal. I blushed and realised that I had possibly jumped the gun, but this weekend again as I hike through the thick bamboo forested southern mountain of my island, I could smell the beautiful smell I had ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kagawa » Naoshima

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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