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Host Family Stay & Tokyo

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November 28th 2006
November 25 - 26, 2006 1st Day w/ Host Family I was not disappointed at all with my home stay visit. At the hotel, I was picked up by Kenji, the father, and his youngest son, Gou. The oldest son, Kenta, was at a snowboarding lesson about thirty minutes away at a cool facility. It had an indoor slope for going downhill, along with a couple ramps to jump over. It even had a half-pipe, and I ... read more

Asia » Japan » Ehime » Matsuyama

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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