All aboard

Sushi Overload

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October 1st 2012
Hi everyone, Sorry for the delay in blogging; some technical issues, like I didn't know how to do it. Sorted for the moment, so now that we have arrived in Takayama I will recap about our 10 days in Kyoto. THE CITY was fun. Not so many non Japanese tourists, good for walking although the footpath cyclists nearly took us out from time to time. Fairly compact, surrounded by lovely shaggy hill ... 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