Kyoto Hotel Tower

To Kyoto

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May 5th 2010
Today, we went around Kyoto, and the city experience was really wonderful; much better than Osaka IMO. So anyway, here's how it all went. We already knew there were alot of train routes from Osaka to Kyoto, but of course, we had to choose the cheapest & convenient price as possible. One was with Shinkansen (the bullet train), but it was too expensive, then from JR Osaka are two trains that head ... 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