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Stone Torii gate to the Tōshō-gū shrine to Tokugawa Ieyasu  
   

Stone Torii gate to the Tōshō-gū shrine to Tokugawa Ieyasu

Tokyo Temples - Away from the city

December 6th 2008
I think I figured out the bath thing: I need to take my shaving gear in. The 10 minutes it takes gives me time to cool down before the next dip. I must also be doing something else right if when I walk in a guy nods at me (now just wait a second before you get the wrong idea there!), gives me a big smile to say hello, and after I've been washing a while grunts and smiles again, ge ... read more
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Japanese Flag 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
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