Byodoin Temple, Uji

京都に行きましょう！　(Part 4)

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May 18th 2008
My apologies for not getting this up sooner. At this rate, I'll be finished with Kyoto right before I leave here, and I've done a few more things since then, and have taken more cool pictures to boot! So, I plow onwards with the next installment for now. March 28, Friday Hideko made us a lovely breakfast again before we headed out to Uji, a few stops away from where she lived, to me ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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