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Fantastic Farm Houses-Week 6

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May 15th 2009
I got my visa! Now I just have to get my alien card, which I'm not sure exactly how to get. I guess I'll ask them at the immigration office at the airport. It did not take me long to get my visa, so I had to find something to do. After a quick glance at the Lonely Planet and a stop at the info center I was on the subway to northern Osaka. My destination: The Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese ... read more

Asia » Japan » Osaka » Osaka

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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