Tag Archives: Simon Adler Stern

Lovely Meal, Achy Back

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Windows into Japan 7.  All this month we have been looking at some quotes from travel writers who visited Japan during the latter half of the 19th Century, after isolationism came to an end.  The following quote is from Jottings … Continue reading →

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The Village of Babies

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Windows into Japan 6.  All this month we have been looking at some quotes from travel writers who visited Japan during the latter half of the 19th Century, after isolationism came to an end.  The following quote is from Jottings … Continue reading →

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