Osaka's Giant Wheel

Osaka and Horse Meat (just as fabulous as it sounds)

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September 29th 2009
It has been a little while since I updated, and I apologize for keeping out of touch, but I haven't been around all that much the past couple weeks. Last week was called "Silver Week" - three national holidays back to back, from Mon-Wed. Awesome :D So I decided to take the Thursday and Friday off too, make a week of it and head to Osaka with the boy. It turned out to be an amazing time! We met ... 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