Kuidaore Taro Clown

食い倒れ...Eat until you drop!

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August 12th 2009
After the day I arrived in my designated city, one of my JTEs M-sensei was kind enough to spend his two O-bon festival holidays to show me around Osaka, the central city of West Japan and more importantly my new home for the upcoming two years. Located at the intersection of Yodo river and the Seto Inland sea, Osaka has developed as the principle center of trade and cultural exchange with not o ... 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