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Background: In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Following the Treaty of Kanagawa with the United States in 1854, Japan opened its ports and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1933 Japan occupied Manchuria and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and a staunch ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, actual power rests in networks of powerful politicians, bureaucrats, and business executives. The economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth, but Japan still remains a major economic power, both in Asia and globally. In 2005, Japan began a two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.




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Kyoto
7 days ago: em n chris published a blog
Kyoto
October 29th 2009  Asia » Japan » Kyoto
<h2>Day 8 - Temples, Shrines, Temples, Shrines... </h2> Last night we checked into K's House Kyoto which is close to the train station in the south side of Kyoto. We dropped our bags of ... 1 photos [full story]

Kyoto - city of temples, shrines, green tea ice cream and school-children galore
October 27th 2009  Asia » Japan » Kyoto » Kyoto
Well the honeymooners are off again - this time back to Japan. After a nondescript flight we stood on terra firma once more at Osaka Kansia airport much to my delight! As Cole Porter said in one of ... 16 photos [full story]

Wonderful Kyoto
13 days ago: MG1666 published a blog
Wonderful Kyoto
October 9th 2009  Asia » Japan » Kyoto » Kyoto
No room on the bus for a guided tour of Kyoto..... so we did a self tour..... Geoff Mackie style !...... cost us a subway day pass and about 4800yen in total. Compared to the guided tour cost of 11,60 ... 5 photos [full story]

Temples and Culture in Kyoto
25 days ago: ASH Travel published a blog
Temples and Culture in Kyoto
October 5th 2009  Asia » Japan » Kyoto » Kyoto
We rode the ridiculously expensive super express train from Tokyo to Kyoto. It cost twice as much to take this train ride than it did to fly from Hanoi to Singapore. It took us 2 hours and 40 mi ... 14 photos [full story]

Kyoto: Typhoons and Temples
27 days ago: joncasssouthkorea published a blog
Kyoto: Typhoons and Temples
October 11th 2009  Asia » Japan » Kyoto » Kyoto
The minute we touched down in Tokyo, we heard rumors of an impending typhoon headed this direction. I’m not going to lie, as expensive as Japan is, the best 1,000 Yen we possibly spent was on um ... 28 photos [full story]

Kyoto
29 days ago: Lisa and Stu published a blog
Kyoto
October 9th 2009  Asia » Japan » Kyoto » Kyoto
Hello A lot's happened since we arrived in Kyoto, including a typhoon... we were expecting a fair old storm but it was pretty disappointing, we slept right through it (m ... 8 photos [full story]

Leaving Tokyo for Kyoto
30 days ago: MG1666 published a blog
Leaving Tokyo for Kyoto
October 8th 2009  Asia » Japan » Kyoto » Kyoto
Well leaving Tokyo wasn't easy. High winds from the offshore typhoon "Melor" meant cancellation of the Chou Line (Rapid Service) - we needed that to get to Tokyo on time to catch the Shinkansen south ... 5 photos [full story]

September 29th 2009  Asia » Japan » Kyoto » Kyoto
After the great time in Kamikochi in the Japanese Alps, my Japanese friend and I cycled together to Takayama. On the way, we had to climb a pass with 1800m at its highest point. My friend carried ... [full story]

42 days ago: TRG published a blog
Silverweek!! Kyoto!
September 19th 2009  Asia » Japan » Kyoto » Kyoto
So for those of you who don't know, Silverweek is a week that consists of 3 National Holidays back-to-back. So I chose to go to Kyoto and Osaka since I had the time off! I took an overnight bus (w ... [full story]

Roaming Kyoto -- Chapter 1
43 days ago: Fang in JapanLand published a blog
Roaming Kyoto -- Chapter 1
September 6th 2009  Asia » Japan » Kyoto » Kyoto
And the story goes on. The day after I went to Suma beach, my voice was still not quite audible. Fine, I thought, a perfect day for traveling to Kyoto alone and do some photo taking. This is perhap ... 54 photos [full story]


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Massive Shogun Temple - Kyoto, Japan
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Colours In Kyoto
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