From inside the coffin

Cooking Courses and Capsule Hotels

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March 2nd 2006
"Sushi nigri Jackie Chan" came the knock at my door. Well it might as well have been. "Tell him to f*ck off" said the voice in my head. The comically stereotypical japanese student I had bumped into the evening before wanted his photo taken with me before setting off to tour italy. It gave me a good wakeup though, so I packed in preparation for my cookery course, and then the train to Osaka. ... read more

Asia » Japan » Osaka

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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