pre-mud

Japan and Korean mud

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August 3rd 2008
Keeping to my routine it has been about a month since I have updated anyone, so here it goes. Things are still going very smooth. I recently took a trip to the Boryeong mud festival and partook in many mud games as you can see in the photos. There was mud wrestling, mud painting, mud jail, mud slides, anything you can think of that can be done with mud. It was one gigantic mud spa that include ... 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