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From Dawn Till Dusk...and Beyond

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August 9th 2005
Welcome back! It is dumping buckets upon buckets of rain outside as I sit here to begin this blog. This is only 2nd time that we have had rain and just like the saying goes: when it rains...it pours...a lot. Since I last posted it has been no less a whirlwind of events to the most extreme degree. Last Tuesday, Brent, Gordon, and myself headed to Kichijoji to pick up our mate Chris Adams at ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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