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Thanksgiving in Tokyo [Food, colors, & Tokyo Tower]

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December 2nd 2013
Since I know my family reads this and probably want to be kept up to date with things, here's my Thanksgiving entry - so there's a lot of stuff thrown in here. My friend Kelly and I actually had TWO Thanksgiving events: one on the 23rd and one on the 28th. We shared the Thanksgiving traditions with many of our Japanese friends, and it was very fun. On the 23rd, we cooked (and had help f ... 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