Toilet Instructions

Tokyo!!

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July 14th 2011
The start of my journey has been rather inauspicious. On Tuesday morning I had to get an emergency root canal which seriously depleted the savings intended to keep me afloat over the next few months. On Tuesday night I left my bags in the wrong house and consequently missed the last metro. We barely made it out of the house in time Wednesday morning, and upon arrival at the airport I learned the s ... 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