Groom and Bride

First week of school and Sumiyoshi Taisha

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October 15th 2016
As now I started the school and have a more routine life, the blog post will be less often and more about special things I do the weekend 😊 As I said in my previous post, I had my first day of school on Wednesday, which was quite surprising as no word is spoken in English, and it seems that beside me, everyone can already read the 2 "easy" Japanese alphabets (Kana). So it was challenging f ... 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