Nijo Castle

Kyoto, Japan

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April 18th 2009
Saturday was another full day of travel. We left our Seoul hotel about 6:30 AM for the bus ride to the airport. We had worked our Korean currency down to the point where after paying for the bus, there was only about 7 cents worth of Korean Won left. Fortunately, Burger King at the airport takes Visa. Our Japan Airlines 767 was comfortable but nothing fancy. We arrived at Tokyo’s Narita airport ... 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