Everybody Loves a Baseball Team in Uniform

The Japanese sure do enjoy their uniforms, and I must admit, I love seeing a uniformed baseball team of middle school or high school students! These students also tend to be some of the politest (outside of class anyways) as they are taught by their coaches to remove their caps, bow, and say a "konichiwa" when passing an adult. This is a baseball team I spotted in Kurashiki.

Weekend Trippin'

June 10th 2006
With a little over a month left here in Japan, my weekends are numbered. Add to this fact, the endless "Places I Want to See in Japan" list of mine, and they're really limited! This past weekend, I crammed in a couple of day trips that I've been wanting to do for a while, and visited the city of Okayama and Mount Misen on Miyajima. Okayama is the neighbouring prefecture of Hiroshima, and the ... 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

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