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This is the farewell to the teachers of Yuge schools who have been assigned to a different place this year. They all board the ferry to leave, and their students hand them the end of a ribbon to hold. As the boat pulls away, the ribbon flutter in the wind.

Cotton Candy Mountain

April 28th 2008
Spring has come to my little corner of Japan! And in Japan, spring time means only one thing…SAKURA! Sakura is the Japanese word for cherry blossoms. Sakura are a national symbol of Japan, and Japanese people are not short of obsessed with the flowers. Every night the national news reports on the sakura developments throughout the country, and every weather forecast is transformed into a sakura ... read more

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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

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