Madoka & Haruna

Sleepless in Gion

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September 11th 2005
Ok, don’t get me wrong here; I am all about the Japanese having mass transportation readily available. I so enjoy the fact that at any given moment in the day I can get up, ride my stylish blue bicycle to the train station and be off on a trip. It’s simple. You can ride a train from Nagasaki on Kyushu island the whole way on up towards Hokkaido. It’s amazing. The problem comes about when you ... 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