Mako in Kyoto

Autumn leaves trip to Japan

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November 9th 2012
On the 22ndNovember 2012, 25 Breakfast Point Probus members will fly out of Sydney to Seoul en route to Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan coast. This will be the start of a 16 day autumn tour of parts of Honshu and the island of Shikoku. We will be publishing a blog for Probus friends and family and we hope you take the chance to check it out. You will need to allow messages from webmaste ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto » Kyoto » Gion

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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