My favorite coffee shop in Shizuoka

Lots of pictures, little writing

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February 14th 2007
Hello everyone, I am posting lots of pictures for you to see what I have been up to lately!!! I am loving Japan and my job and this city and my roomie and everything that this experience is doing for me and how it is allowing me to grow!!! Although there are daily frusterations and difficulties communicating, the good far outweighs the bad. I am learning something every day about the city I am ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kanagawa » Kamakura

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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