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July 12, 2010

Tokyo adventures: Yasukuni Shrine

I stood at the gateway to Yasukuni Shrine wondering how to feel. This was the place that had been the focus of more then a few news stories and cause of several diplomatic crisis between Japan and the rest of the world. Yasukuni, the shrine where the souls of millions of Japanese people ‘dedicated to the

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July 10, 2010

Is that you Mr. Ed

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to spend a weekend at a secluded cabin set in the shadow of a famous Japanese icon, Mount Fuji? Well, it was something I had thinking about for a couple weeks, ever since my friend Mr. Kubo (the dentist I met near Lake Towada) had invited

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July 9, 2010

Catchup...

My last post was the story of my final night in Kamikochi, some two weeks ago. Since then a lot has happened and a lot of kilometers have passed under my feet. I would love to go into great depth and detail of what happened but unfortunately I’ve fallen way behind on my writing and I’ve

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