Tsubo Hachi

Japanese traditional dining

June 20th 2008
In which Nikky has her official welcome party, discovers the delights of 'daiko saabisu', goes for a midnight amble, does some origami and some sunrise shrining - and misses the sunrise altogether. Well I don't really need to blog about it anymore now do I? I've told you what happened....Ok here we go... Suffice it to say I had an interesting and fun evening at my Welcome Par ... 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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I'm a gypsy at heart, but haven't had the opportunity to follow the wind until now. I come from a diverse background: My mum is Brazilian, My dad is English, My brother was born in Iran, and I was born in Kenya. We lived in Canada for a while before moving to Australia and now i've made the big move out to Japan - solo. I travelled a lot with them when I was younger, but this is my first solo overseas adventure. This is something I always wanted to do, and now that I am actually doing it, I can hardly believe it. I teach English as a second langua... full info

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