Sega World!

I'm in Japan

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August 23rd 2004
After a long, long flight on the amazing Boeing 777, and a 90 minute charter bus trip to Hirakata City from Kansai International Airport in Osaka, I am finally in Japan.  I arrived at the school at around 5:30pm, Osaka time.  The plane ride was long, but at least it was on a 777.  We got about 4 meals, and there were TV screens on the back of each chair.  When I arrived, it was cloudy, as i ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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