Dinner at the Monestery

Kyoto, Koyosan, Kobe & Osaka on the JR

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April 18th 2008
The morning of the 18th we were on our own in Kyoto since our train to Mt. Koya didn’t leave until mid-afternoon. Since we thought we had only seen part of the traditional crafts museum which was really cool, we decided to head back there. When we arrived we found we had in fact seen 90% of it. With only an hour or so before we needed to head to the train, we walked a couple of blocks to the “ ... 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