Inari Shrine

Kyoto continued

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May 21st 2008
We have spent the last few days relaxing and looking around temples and shrines and generally enjoying ourselves, Kyoto is really cool! They seem very taken by the orange gate, so much so that we walked around 4km worth of them earlier in the week! If your an orange gate fan then the Inari shrine is for you!! We have seen cool Budhas and beautiful gardens although they do like gravel and sandca ... 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