Drinks and Karaoke with Yasu and co.

Fun in Kansai

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August 31st 2008
One major highlight of my summer break was a camp with people from the dorm...- After a 9 hour night bus home from my Tokyo trip back to Osaka, 2 days of sleep and rotemburo (a public outdoor bath, nearby), Skyping friends and family, catching up with a couple of friends back here and having one last night out with Sarah before we said goodbye, I went off on a "camp" with 69 other people from the ... 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