stir fry udon

Day 149: Spoilt!

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August 24th 2008
All the women in Sanaes family have been spoliing me endlessly all week. Sanae started the treatment on my birthday and it was continued at my birthday party with Sanaes parents on Thursday night where Oka san made a collection of all of my favourite Japanese foods for dinner, Sanae bought me a cake with my name on it and I was plied with presents from Sanaes parents, grandparents and friends fr ... 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