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Open Letter

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February 10th 2009
Hello All, Thank you for your responses to my last blog entry. I’m sorry I have not been able to deliver on some of the questions asked, but I’ll try my best to get around to them all when I can. I’m posting some photos from my ski trip last month, and in my next blog I’ll be breaking down Tokyo, where I’ll be spending the next five days. I’ll also be writing about the Japanese aes ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kagawa » Kotohira

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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