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View from the OVTA

This was the view from my room in the OVTA on the first night... and to think that this area is basically the suburbs!
Entry Number One

September 8th 2005
Ok Here is an abridged version of this first week... Sorry to all who would rather a personal email, but I am just trying to catch up on everything before I sit down and write to each of you. Everything has been overwhelming, to say the least. There is just so much stimuli at every moment of every day. The first night that I got here seemed so unfamiliar. Granted I was exhausted and disorie ... read more
Asia » Japan » Chiba

Japanese Flag 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
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