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Exploration

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March 23rd 2015
Wow it has been hard to keep track of everything that I have been doing. Two days ago we biked up to Teramachi, a lovely shopping center that is in Kyoto. The bike ride was about 30 minutes and it consisted on dodging any and everything in the streets. I have learned that there is biking, and then there is biking in Japan. The latter consists of going at varying speeds up and down the street while ... 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