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Ninja mayhem and 11.11.11.11.11.11

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November 12th 2011
This weekend I headed up to northern Nagano to the Togakushi Ninja village, in a beautiful area up in the mountains (http://www.ninjamura.com/english). I drove up the night before with two other friends from Iida and stayed at a friend's house near to Nagano City. She is an excellent cook, so we had a lovely home cooked meal in the evening, before an early night to prepare for our ninja day. ... 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