Kinkaku-ji

The temple itself. It's shiny.

September 13th 2011
Well, today was exhausting but very rewarding. Guided by the strange, but wonderful, Mr. Zachary Priddy we made our way to Kinkaku-ji ("Temple of the Golden Pavilion"). It was an extraordinary sight, one of the most majestic of my life, yet it was a very calm place, despite all the other tourists. Pictures will be provided for those too lazy to search the internet for them. My eyes constantly foun ... 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

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Niklas Öfverbeck

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I WAS a swedish university student currently studying abroad for a semester at Ryukoku university in Kyoto, although the campus and my accommodations are in Seta, 17 minutes train ride east of the city and technically in the Otsu area. The programme I WAS studying is called JAS (Japanese & Asian studies). I am NOW studying journalism and have chosen to ignore said studies for little over a week. The purpose is to go gallivanting off to Japan again for the first time in over five years. During this time I'll be visiting Osaka and Tokyo, with one or two excursions. There will be nostalgia. Th... full info

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