Kyoto -- Kyomizudera

Roaming Kyoto Chapter 2

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October 25th 2009
Two little things about Kyoto that annoy me. First, I still haven't finished writing about my visit there two weeks ago, and now another amazing time we have this week that I need to package into a journal. Second, even though my Kyoto visits are always short and the number of my Kyoto photos are only fractions of all photos on a blog entry, they almost occupy my entire first page photo display ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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