View of Asabata (just below the mountains at the back) from the Prefectural Office Building in the city

Asabata is the area where we live (and a place Peter calls home haha). It is only 25 minutes from the city but people here call it the country, it really isn't!

Gyoooza!!! - Mum & Dad in Shizuoka

August 13th 2006
After a lot of pestering, mum and dad finally decided to come and visit me in Japan! Sunday Amy and I just arrived back in Tokyo from Hokkaido and checked into another hostel, ready to meet mum and dad the next morning. Mum called that night and said that their flight had been delayed and they were spending the night in Kuala Lumpur. Now our plans for me showing them round Tokyo cou ... 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

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