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Escapades in the Food Market

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September 10th 2006
So today was just my average day in Hojo. After an exceptionally long run for me along the river up into the mountains, I cleaned up and headed out to my local supermarket in search of milk, bread, the usual. Instead I found a line out the door of little kids with their parents. Squeezing my way through the liqour section of sake bottles so I could get around the masses to the actual food, I follo ... 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