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Rikishi wa totemo ookikata desu!!!

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March 17th 2006
Just thought I might tell you all that I am officially on holiday! I wrote my last "midterm" test today, so now I have a week of no school. Thought I might just rub your noses in my good fortune once again. I'm off to ski in beautiful Nagano for a few days, leaving Hirakata on Monday night. Will tell you just how white the snow is and how sore my bum is when i get back... If I come back. There is ... 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