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SUMO!! and St. Paddy's Day in OSAKA

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March 19th 2007
Had a fantabulous weekend and got my first real taste of SUMO! The tournament is in Osaka now and of course we had to go! At first we were going for the cheapest seats at 3,000 or so yen, but those ended up being sold out so we shelled out the extra money just so we could go. For a lot of people this would be their last chance to go to sumo because they aren't re-contracting next year so I said wh ... 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