Big Buddha

New Years Eve!

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December 31st 2007
Jeffs flight yesterday was cancelled and it seem to have pushed him back 24hrs. So he wont be coming in til later today. In fact within the next hour plus his plane should be landing, but there is no airport in Kyoto, so he will be coming from Osaka which is almost 2hours away (by shuttle). Its ok, cause I heard of some great place to hang out, Heian Shrine I think is the name- have it marked on m ... read more

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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. Fol... ... read more