Dinner

Night with the Monks

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March 29th 2006
After my last entry, I spent my last evening at J-Hoppers just chatting with some other people who were staying at the hostel; Harmony and Tiffany from Boston, Dave from Australia, Perine from Germany, Matt from Australia and Yuko from Japan. Later that night I met a couple of other girls, one from Taiwan whose name I can't remember, Judy from Malaysia and Jessica from Singapore, all very nice and ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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