Washi!!!

O-bon and a Decision

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August 15th 2006
06/8/12 I woke up this morning at 6:30, despite not having gotten to sleep until 5:00, with the intention of going to a small village called Obara at the edge of Aichi Prefecture. I hit the snooze button twice, but the thunder woke me up again at 6:45, which made me think to myself: If the weather is bad, should I go? And I'm tired... But, I got up anyway, ate, cleaned well enough for a 3 da ... 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