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Buddha town and an all nighter to finish my Asian adventure

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July 26th 2008
On Tuesday I took a day trip to Kamakura, a town with tons of Buddhist, Zen and Shinto temples. One of the grounds included the Daibutsu Buddha, which is the second biggest Buddha statue in Japan weighing in at a whopping 93 tons. It was made out of bronze in 1252. In 1498 it was swept away by a tsunami but survived. Big Buddha now stands out in the open. Another temple that sticks out in my mind ... 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