Dutch Coffee in Osaka

Of fire and such....

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March 7th 2006
Well, just had a great day... And by great I mean that I did not freeze. The weather was rather pleasant in fact, though the sun was that insipid northern hemisphere you-can-see-it-but-you-can't-feel-it type of thing. The weekend's weather was good too. There is hope for my toes afterall. Enough boring mumble... About my weekend. It started on a jolly note on friday night with a trip down to on ... 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