Gion Matsuri

Recessional parade. Unfortunately for the hundred men punished into pulling the heavy cart, it was also raining.

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July 20th 2006
****************************************** But, regretfully, not a good one. It's seems I'm quite unable to write this time, so I'm just gonna shove these posts out into the internet mostly unedited and let the pictures tell the story of what I've been up to - lest they become so stale I don't even remember them. Allow me to provide but a thin drapery of narrative for some images... *********** ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto » Kyoto » Gion

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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