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Calligraphy Lessons and Festival Dances

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September 5th 2008
Konnichiwa minna! ("minna" means everyone--I'm taking it upon myself to teach you all a little Japanese. 😉 ) Gomen (sorry!) for taking so long to write a new entry! There's just always too much fun stuff going on here. But I love you guys, so sorry again and here we go with more tales from the shadow of Mt. Fuji... Monday 8/11/2008 After normal (read--kinda boring) morning class, we were ... 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