Empire Builders Japan Backgrounder
The main hall of this most magnificent of Japan’s earliest Buddhist temples houses an enormous Buddha, and was the world’s largest wooden building for nearly 1000 years after its construction.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Japan
Japan’s ancient trails: The Nakasendo Road
The ancient ‘Nakasendo’ Road is a scenic rural footpath, but which for centuries was a major highway between Kyoto and Tokyo.
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Japan Recipes – Special Sushi Roll
Arrange on a plate and garnish with fatty tuna, salmon roe, sea urchin, prawns, ginger and wasabi.
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Sticky Fingers: Get Stuck on Sushi
food in motion: get on the conveyor belt of Sushi
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Study Guide: A Short History of Tea
Drinking Tea plays a central part in our lives. It is a universal phenomenon with millions of people the world over enjoying tea on a daily basis. It is hard to imagine a world without tea. In fact it has become the most widely consumed beverage on earth after water.
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