Mt Fuji from Shinkansen

Bullet Train

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January 19th 2006
We were leaving Kyoto today & we were leaving fast (in a good way!). When we got to Kyoto train station the sun was shining & light snow was beginning to fall. We arrived with plenty of time to spare & did a quick search for some train grub. On the departure platform was a kiosk selling lots of different Bento (boxed lunches), after looking at the pictures I plumped for two boxes of assorte ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto

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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