The Kyoto Tower Mascot and me!

Kyoto's Zen Temples

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October 2nd 2006
Having gotten in late the night before, we slept in and relaxed for our first morning in Kyoto. I had started feeling a bit queasy (and felt that way for the next four days or so which was too bad, but we worked around it ok. You can see in some the pictures I look kinda unenthused, even though it was a great trip!). Anyways, embarrassingly we had lunch at Macdonalds because it was the only place ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto

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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