Greg gets a birthday call from his son Tristan back in Australia.

Temples and a Birthday cake

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November 24th 2014
The day after the wedding Jason and Kanoko had planned to entertain the family contingent with some Japanese culture. It also happened to be Greg's birthday. After a leisurely start the ten of us headed to the JR station and it immediately become clear that keeping this group together was going to be a challenge. Toilet stops, lost tickets, slow walkers, fast walkers and indecision added to the ... read more

Asia » Japan » Osaka

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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