The Mountains at Sunset

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August 24th 2009
It's funny... I keep having these random moments of 'Oh my God! I'm in Japan!' They're really quite surreal - like you can't believe stuff is happening to you or that you've just seen something so crazy and you have to stop and remind yourself that it's real. I had my first one walking to an izakaya (Japanese style pub) with Kyle, Lacey and Colin. I had another one last night while attending a din ... read more

Asia » Japan » Mie

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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