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“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller”
- Ibn Battuta
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NewKey #13: Kenbu
Swords were about to become the first and most obvious victim of that legislation. Whether intentionally or not, the new government attempted to throw the baby out with the bathwater
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Key #12: Swords
Samurai's perception of the sword, eventually adopted by the whole nation, is best summed up in one short phrase: “the sword is a sacred treasure where a god dwells”!
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Key #11: Divine Buddies
Japan wouldn't be Japan if it didn't choose to combine the best of both worlds
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