Okonomiyaki in Osaka Photo 17

Okonomiyaki in Osaka

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December 29th 2011
On Boxing Day we headed back to my neck of the woods in southern Nagano. We had a karaoke evening out with my English teacher friends on the first night, a meal out with my Eikaiwa group the next (they treated us to the hugest banquet of sushi and sashimi imaginable) and on the last day Dave was brave enough to venture into school with me and did a sterling job of helping teach a couple of classes ... read more

Asia » Japan » Osaka

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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