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Where the Mountains Are Calling and Harmonious Music is Playing

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May 24th 2009
Today was day three of our adventures. As part of our Study Tour topic (chemistry), we visited The Cup Noodle Factory. This was a very interesting and intriguing place to visit. Japan is famous for its oodles of noodles. The Cup Noodle Company is a major supplier of the noodle enterprise in Japan. The inside of the museum began with a large room full of noodle memorbilia. On the walls and ceiling ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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