Karaoke after Taiko

One hell of a part time job..

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April 27th 2006
I don't really know how often I should update this thing, because I'm sure how much people want their inboxes filled with my trivial findings and what not. But after a couple of days at my internship, I figured I should write something. Through a series of unfortunate events (ha) I ended up interning at Akasaka Hikawa Jinja in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. Jinja is Japanese for Temple, so I g ... 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