A bottle of beer please

And So This is Chiba

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August 8th 2017
After an early night last night we were both awake and refreshed and ready to go at half past midnight last night. Not helpful. Stephen got back to sleep reasonably quickly, but I was awake for another two hours after that. Then we both slept till after 7 this morning. It was a cool, cloudy morning,but the rain had finished. One thing that's really weird is how quiet it is here. There are very few ... 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