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10 days in Japan

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January 5th 2007
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! It's hard to believe that it's 2007, man does time go by fast! Anyways, the purpose of this blog is to recount my trip to Japan over the Christmas break. I got lucky, with the way the holidays worked out with my work, I had 10 days off. I say I was lucky because both Hilary and Nat had to work on the 26th-27th. So I decided to go visit Trish who is currently teaching in Os ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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