On a field trip to Tenri for my religions class, we visited the Tenrikyo main headquarters, which is one of the new religions we learned about in class. It was quite large.
"Hello? Is anyone home? Don't be alarmed. We're only here to kill you and take all your possessions." November 14th 2008 First of all, sorry about the major lack of updates. I really am bad about keeping up with these things.
Secondly... I FOUND MY BRAVE FENCER MUSASHI MANGA. After many months of searching... and an enormous amount of Book-Offs... I found them. And I'm so happy now. Very, very happy.
Anyways, today will mainly just consist of a bunch of random pictures from the many things I've done the last ... read more
Asia » Japan » Osaka » Hirakata 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
This is a blog for my semester abroad in Japan! I am attending Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata City, just a short jaunt away from Ôsaka.
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