Tokushima Castle Garden

How I Learnt to Hate the Bomb

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October 5th 2013
Friday was a late start because I was heading to Tokushima, which is much closer to my base in Takamatsu. The train ride was just under an hour. I was a bit concerned when a group of school kids (I think they were a table tennis team actually) sat near me because I was expecting a rowdy trip. Not so, it turns out, because they were deaf kids. And besides, Japanese kids are pretty well behaved anyw ... 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