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The thousands of tori gates in this shrine



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Japanese  Flag 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: Kyoto, Japan
Date: April 9th 2012

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Tot: 0.776s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 4; qc: 34; dbt: 0.0206s; 1; s:apollo w:www (50.28.60.10); sld: 1; ; mem: 6.4mb