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et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_fullwidth_header_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content-container center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Environmental Sustainability in Japan 2018<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_header_content_wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_specialty et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_row et_block_row 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Explore Tokyo. Partake of mainstream food system.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_1  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Foodlife | January 8-12<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Join the Asian Rural Institute. Meet farmers. Consider food life.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_2  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Rural Nagano | January 13-15<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Join\u00a0<em>N\u014ddai<\/em> professors &amp; students. Travel to Nagawa-machi, Nagano. Taste\u00a0 tradition. Hot springs!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_3  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Free time | January 16-18<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Rest and relax.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_4  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Systems | January 19-31<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Visit Nikk\u014d World Heritage Site. Observe mining aftermath. Consider food systems. 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Early mornings, days filled to the brim with foodlife farm chores and academic work, and the constant companionship of a like-minded community all...<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button et_pb_more_button\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/31\/closing-thoughts\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_post_slide-684\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_overlay_container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"955\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/View.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/View.jpg 955w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/View-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/View-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/View-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/30\/when-can-we-be-free\/\">When Can We Be Free?<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/author\/terlou1\/\" title=\"Posts by Mickey TerLouw\" rel=\"author\">Mickey TerLouw<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">January 30, 2018<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/category\/ari\/\" rel=\"category tag\">ARI<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/category\/food\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Food<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div>\u201cTake my hand which has labored in the soil Together we will stand for together we must toil To build a world where hunger will not keep the people chained To build a world that will still bear fruit tomorrow.\u201d  For economists, freedom is merely the ability...<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button et_pb_more_button\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/30\/when-can-we-be-free\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_post_slide-668\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_overlay_container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"302\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/FullSizeRender-e1517229287121.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/29\/ari-a-great-community\/\">ARI, A Great Community<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/author\/lee21\/\" title=\"Posts by Lee Donna\" rel=\"author\">Lee Donna<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">January 29, 2018<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/category\/ari\/\" rel=\"category tag\">ARI<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div>January 7th, the first full day at ARI. It was a day full of many presentations. We were introduced to the mission statement that was developed by staffs in order to build a peaceful community of which each person can live to their fullest potential while being at...<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button et_pb_more_button\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/29\/ari-a-great-community\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_post_slide-632\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_overlay_container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/tomatsu-e1517056890694.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/28\/happy-farmers\/\">Happy Farmers<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/author\/dotson1\/\" title=\"Posts by Dotson Eli\" rel=\"author\">Dotson Eli<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">January 28, 2018<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/category\/farming\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Farming<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/category\/food\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Food<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div>\u2018Happy?\u2019 Mr. Tomatsu gazed back at me and my question with a bemused and slightly confused expression. \u2018Of course he\u2019s happy!\u2019 interjected his wife and fellow farmer as the group of Oles burst into laughter at the earnestness of their reply. One aspect of good food...<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button et_pb_more_button\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/28\/happy-farmers\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_post_slide-628\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_overlay_container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"977\" height=\"1784\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/BStone.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/BStone.jpg 977w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/BStone-82x150.jpg 82w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/BStone-164x300.jpg 164w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/BStone-768x1402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/BStone-561x1024.jpg 561w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/28\/what-once-was-yanaka\/\">What Once was Yanaka<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/author\/letran1\/\" title=\"Posts by letran1\" rel=\"author\">letran1<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">January 28, 2018<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/category\/energy\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Energy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/category\/pollution\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Pollution<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div>What Once was Yanaka is now left to be forgotten. Tucked away in low, low plains of the Watarase River Basin. Hidden from the snow streaked mountains. Hours to arrive, hours to get back, time used to reflect on the lives that once lived and tended to this land and...<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button et_pb_more_button\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/28\/what-once-was-yanaka\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_post_slide-640\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_overlay_container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/FullSizeRender-4-e1517101739852.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/FullSizeRender-4-e1517101739852.jpg 720w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/FullSizeRender-4-e1517101739852-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/FullSizeRender-4-e1517101739852-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/28\/japan-and-tackling-the-energy-problem\/\">Japan and Tackling the Energy Problem<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/author\/upjohn1\/\" title=\"Posts by Upjohn Margaret\" rel=\"author\">Upjohn Margaret<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">January 28, 2018<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/category\/energy\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Energy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/category\/pollution\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Pollution<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div>There are two sides of the components of the global energy problem: consumption and generation. \u00a0Our field trips in Japan have illustrated how we might tackle both sides of the issue. On January 11, 2018, our classes visited the Non-Electric Company. \u00a0The founder...<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button et_pb_more_button\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/28\/japan-and-tackling-the-energy-problem\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_post_slide-621\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_overlay_container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/Ramen-Bowl.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/Ramen-Bowl.jpg 806w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/Ramen-Bowl-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/Ramen-Bowl-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/Ramen-Bowl-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/Ramen-Bowl-510x382.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/27\/examining-good-food\/\">Examining Good Food<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/author\/larry1\/\" title=\"Posts by Hannah Larry\" rel=\"author\">Hannah Larry<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">January 27, 2018<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/category\/food\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Food<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div>What makes food good? The biologist in me says that it\u2019s an abundance of the carbohydrates, proteins, salts, and fats that are necessary to sustain life. That\u2019s why, generally, we like sweet things, salty things, and things deep fried in oil. But simple nutrition is...<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button et_pb_more_button\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/27\/examining-good-food\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_post_slide-617\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_overlay_container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/IMG_0063-e1517050248227.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/IMG_0063-e1517050248227.jpg 320w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/IMG_0063-e1517050248227-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/IMG_0063-e1517050248227-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/27\/fukushima-community-and-government\/\">Fukushima: Community and Government<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/author\/larson15\/\" title=\"Posts by Larson Paige\" rel=\"author\">Larson Paige<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">January 27, 2018<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/category\/energy\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Energy<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div>When you are not near a crisis, it is easy to hear about it on the news, declare to yourself how sad it is, and then dismiss it from your mind. This is how Fukushima was for me for years. I remember hearing about it when it happened, but I must admit that in the past...<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button et_pb_more_button\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/27\/fukushima-community-and-government\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_post_slide-587\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_overlay_container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/IMG_4959-e1517028226106.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/26\/what-is-giving-in-an-ari-setting-and-the-world\/\">What is giving in an ARI setting and the world?<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/author\/munson1\/\" title=\"Posts by Munson Olivia\" rel=\"author\">Munson Olivia<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">January 26, 2018<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div>A large part of my time at ARI has been spent observing others lifestyles and values.\u00a0 Because I am also taking an environmental class, I have been reading a lot about the results of peoples lifestyles and values and also the results of events that\u00a0 people could not...<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button et_pb_more_button\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/26\/what-is-giving-in-an-ari-setting-and-the-world\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_post_slide-582\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_overlay_container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/IMG_0617.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/IMG_0617.jpg 320w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/IMG_0617-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1128\/2018\/01\/IMG_0617-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/26\/the-watarase-basin-and-remnants-of-yanaka\/\">The Watarase Basin and Remnants of Yanaka<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/author\/mateck1\/\" title=\"Posts by mateck1\" rel=\"author\">mateck1<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">January 26, 2018<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/category\/pollution\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Pollution<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div> In the late 19th century, what started out as a prosperous copper mining business quickly began to cause great harm to the surrounding town of Ashio. Smog from the mines affected the health of the villagers and significantly thinned the surrounding...<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button et_pb_more_button\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/26\/the-watarase-basin-and-remnants-of-yanaka\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_sidebar_0 et_pb_widget_area clearfix et_pb_widget_area_right et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_fullwidth_header_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content-container center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Track ESJ-2018 via Map Pins<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_header_content_wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_fullwidth_map_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_map_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_map\" data-center-lat=\"36.487096275622584\" data-center-lng=\"139.17362652656243\" data-zoom=\"8\" data-mouse-wheel=\"on\" data-mobile-dragging=\"on\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.6984336\" data-lng=\"139.78285159999996\" data-title=\"Grids Hotel &amp; Hostel Asakusabashi\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Grids Hotel &amp; Hostel Asakusabashi<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Staying here Jan 4-7<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.700821\" data-lng=\"139.74352199999998\" data-title=\"Tokyo Central Youth Hostel\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Tokyo Central Youth Hostel<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Stay here Jan 12 &amp; 15<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"36.1207925\" data-lng=\"138.22667639999997\" data-title=\"Un Memory Pension\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Un Memory Pension<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Stay here Jan 13-14<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"36.894539\" data-lng=\"140.00309400000003\" data-title=\"Asian Rural Institute\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Asian Rural Institute<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Our home base for 3 weeks. Learn more about them from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ari-edu.org\/en\/\">their website<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.5554531\" data-lng=\"139.75439890000007\" data-title=\"Haneda International Airport\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Haneda International Airport<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.7336872\" data-lng=\"139.88150470000005\" data-title=\"Koiwa It\u014d Y\u014dkado\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Koiwa It\u014d Y\u014dkado<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Local store in large Japanese supermarket chain.&nbsp; First stop in our food tour.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.7140706\" data-lng=\"139.77407919999996\" data-title=\"National Museum of Nature and Science\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">National Museum of Nature and Science<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Visit on January 6.&nbsp; Review their exhibits <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kahaku.go.jp\/english\/index.php\">online<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.6623802\" data-lng=\"139.70830849999993\" data-title=\"Farmers Market @ UNU\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Farmers Market @ UNU<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Visit planned morning of Jan.6. <a href=\"http:\/\/farmersmarkets.jp\/\">Webpage<\/a> in Japanese, but you can review pictures.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"36.7011068\" data-lng=\"140.1312593\" data-title=\"Kinoshi Juku\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Kinoshi Juku<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Organic farm, training, CSA.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"37.060895\" data-lng=\"140.09594900000002\" data-title=\"HIdenka K\u014dbo\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">HIdenka K\u014dbo<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Non-electric studio founded by Dr. Fujimura.&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hidenka.net\/indexj.htm\">Website<\/a> in Japanese with machine translation option.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"37.1017914\" data-lng=\"140.13323030000004\" data-title=\"Shinrin no Bokujyo (Forest Dairy)\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Shinrin no Bokujyo (Forest Dairy)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Organic dairy and cafe, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shinrinno.jp\/\">website<\/a> in Japanese with many lovely pictures.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.6406561\" data-lng=\"139.63201159999994\" data-title=\"Tokyo University of Agriculture (N\u014ddai)\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Tokyo University of Agriculture (N\u014ddai)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Our hosts for visit to Nagawa-machi, Nagano.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"36.7469196\" data-lng=\"139.62070549999999\" data-title=\"Nikk\u014d National Park &amp; World Heritage Site\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Nikk\u014d National Park &amp; World Heritage Site<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Many wonderful websites tell you about Nikk\u014d: the official park <a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.go.jp\/en\/nature\/nps\/park\/nikko\/index.html\">site,<\/a> JNTO <a href=\"http:\/\/us.jnto.go.jp\/adventure\/hike_nikko.php?hike=1\">site<\/a> and UNESCO <a href=\"http:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/913\">sites<\/a> are full of extensive information.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.6498483\" data-lng=\"139.83440329999996\" data-title=\"Shin-Koto Incineration Plant\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Shin-Koto Incineration Plant<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>We'll visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.union.tokyo23-seisou.lg.jp.e.de.hp.transer.com\/kojo\/shinkoto\/index.html\">here<\/a> on January 12.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"36.6328043\" data-lng=\"139.4398132\" data-title=\"Ashio Copper Mine\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Ashio Copper Mine<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Featured in our textbook,&nbsp;<em>Bad Water,<\/em> conflict over pollution at this mine gave rise to Japan's first environmental movement.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"36.2937676\" data-lng=\"139.78719969999997\" data-title=\"Yotsuba Co-op\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Yotsuba Co-op<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/yotsubacoop.jp\/\">Web page<\/a> in Japanese, but you can get a sense for their activities in providing alternative food and consumer products by browsing.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"36.2485204\" data-lng=\"139.65254100000004\" data-title=\"Watarase Basin\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Watarase Basin<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Retention basin created to catch the \"bad water\" from Ashio, now touted as a <a href=\"https:\/\/travel.tochigiji.or.jp\/en\/things-to-do\/59\/\">tourist site<\/a> and a \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.go.jp\/en\/nature\/npr\/ramsar_wetland\/pamph\/index.html\">Ramsar site<\/a>,\" which designates international significant wetlands supporting wildlife.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"37.67919029999999\" data-lng=\"140.73524739999993\" data-title=\"Iitate, Fukushima\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Iitate, Fukushima<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>We will stop here to learn more about the Triple Disaster that affected so many people in Japan in 2011.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"36.2699107\" data-lng=\"138.2582301\" data-title=\"Nagawa-machi, Nagano\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Nagawa-machi, Nagano<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>We will spend two and a half days here visiting the Otaya festival, local community centers and hot springs with students and faculty from N\u014ddai.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.6808238\" data-lng=\"139.77343489999998\" data-title=\"Nihonbashi Takashimaya\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Nihonbashi Takashimaya<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>We will visit the&nbsp;<em>depachika<\/em> here on Jan 5. Floor guide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.takashimaya.co.jp\/tokyo\/store_information\/floor.html\">online<\/a> - we'll be in the basement.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.6856988\" data-lng=\"139.77335530000005\" data-title=\"Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>We'll visit for the&nbsp;<em>depachika<\/em> on Jan. 5. <a href=\"http:\/\/mitsukoshi.mistore.jp.e.bm.hp.transer.com\/store\/nihombashi\/floor\/index.html?_ga=2.118449801.1866587926.1514600072-2089018925.1514600072\">Floor guide<\/a> in English.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.7026682\" data-lng=\"139.6367239\" data-title=\"Asagaya Pearl Center Shotengai\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Asagaya Pearl Center Shotengai<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>\"Traditional\" shopping district.&nbsp; First day of food tour, Jan. 5.&nbsp; Historical pictures on their own (Japanese only) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asagaya.or.jp\/history\/history.html\">website<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-template-blank.php","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-39","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":741,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions\/741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}