In this episode, your hosts Chris, Nate, and Travis dedicate a two part podcast to their recent respective trips to Japan including their cultural and historical experiences, and Nate's volunteer efforts in Ishinomaki in Northern Japan, an area hit by the earthquake and tsunami of 2011.
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The 9th Annual Samurai Fiction Contest:  http://www.samurai-archives.com/writcon.html
Photos of Kumamoto, Japan http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuuzo/sets/72157631741259360/
Photos of Okinawa, Japan http://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/sets/72157634941743843/
The Sengoku Field Manual http://sengokufieldmanual.blogspot.com/
Shambhala Publications: http://www.shambhala.com/
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