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The Wild West Outpost of Japan’s Isolationist Era

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12 July 2022, 08:15 PM
wtg
The Wild West Outpost of Japan’s Isolationist Era
This week's long read.

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For two centuries, an extreme protectionist policy barred all foreigners from setting foot inside Japan…except for on one tiny island, a cramped cultural crossroads where anything could, and did, happen.


https://narratively.com/the-wi...ns-isolationist-era/


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12 July 2022, 09:13 PM
Piano*Dad
A fun little romp through three hundred years!
15 July 2022, 05:13 AM
jon-nyc
Indeed.

Thanks for posting that.


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15 July 2022, 09:44 AM
Mikhailoh
Great article and a good coffee read.


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