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Overcoming my fear

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June 10th 2005
It happened at the beginning of May, the weather was getting warmer but still cold enough that you needed a jacket. The snow had melted, but I definitely wouldn't have called it spring if I hadn't known that technically it was. That's when they arrived. I knew about their arrival: I had been told to expect it. I just didn't know what to expect in the two months that followed their ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hokkaido » Hakodate

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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