Tetsugaku No Michi

More Life in Japan: Sakura, Bunraku, and the Great Buddha

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April 25th 2006
So once again I've run into a pretty busy week. So naturally, as a solution to this, I'm ignoring all my schoolwork and writing in my blog. Let's face it, it's been a while and I owe this to my readers : P. Also, I hope this blog will include more about my day to day life as well as different places I've gone since I think I might ignore that in other blogs.. so here we begin: The week after Hi ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto

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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