Matsushima

Dan dan kawarimashita

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July 8th 2015
Slow to change, the male dominated culture in Japan is slowly changing. The male-female stereotyped roles of train conductor and train host are changing. I was pleasantly surprised to see a female train conductor on a local JR line From Sendai to Matsushima. I was stunned to see a male train host on the Tokuho Shinkansen from Fukushima to Tokyo. Riding the local lines is always an adventure. Some ... 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