My fabulous sun umbrella (日傘）

November 5th 2010
Hello! I haven’t written anything in a week or two because nothing massively different from England occurred, BUT now ive just spent the last few days staying in Yamanashi (the prefecture where you find Mount Fuji) with my previous host family (from my high school exchange 5 years ago) so I thought I’d write all about that because if you came before you know how exciting it is, and also becau ... 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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Mary Burrows

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Off to Japan, see you in a year :) I'm going because... a year of study abroad is a compulsory part of my course at Leeds Uni . I'm not 100% sure why but I picked Nanzan University's Centre for Japanese Studies in Nagoya City which is the 4th largest city in Japan and is famous for all sorts of things including Toyota. Anyway it has a subway system, pubs and a castle so I can't really ask for anything more...I will be staying with a host family, attending university, and hoping to find a part-time job as it will be a very expensive year. Planning to actually do some traveling once m... full info

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