The Food

Day 3: Nature, Tea, Soba

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August 23rd 2009
I'm not really sure how I missed this day, but upon reviewing some of the earlier blog posts, I realized that I never talked about our trip with the Koseki family to a nearby dam. Its been almost a week since this day, so my memory isn't the greatest, but I believe we began the day fairly late. Me and Sean had mentioned that we wanted to see the country side, and Yumiko wanted to take us to a h ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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