Roadside Flowers

Sakko's visit

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August 25th 2009
Sunday Her flight was due to land at 16:20, so my landlady told me to come down to her cafe for 15:50 and if she wasn't busy she'd take me, otherwise she'd call a taxi for me. So I did some final tidying and my landlady called me around 15:30 to say she was free to take me to the airport. So I went downstairs and she drove me the 10-15 minutes and dropped me off. I had quite a bit of ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kochi

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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