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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]
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] Blog: A little Kyotic
Date: August 26th 2006
Tootled up to Kyoto again the other day. It's pronounced kyo-to’ (not Key-oh-toe, as I’d previously thought) and a lot of the locals seem to silence the last ‘o’. Anyway, it wasn’t raining this time, and a small clutch of us headed out to check out a few of the sights. There are so many cool things up to see up there, you could go once a month for a year and still not repeat yourself. Fi ... read more
Date: August 26th 2006
Tootled up to Kyoto again the other day. It's pronounced kyo-to’ (not Key-oh-toe, as I’d previously thought) and a lot of the locals seem to silence the last ‘o’. Anyway, it wasn’t raining this time, and a small clutch of us headed out to check out a few of the sights. There are so many cool things up to see up there, you could go once a month for a year and still not repeat yourself. Fi ... read more
