At the Tiny Sake Bar

Night Hiking

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December 16th 2011
Another thing you can do in Kyoto, besides speed tourism, is night hiking. But one of the key considerations for night hiking is that you have to do it at night. So we had to do a bunch of boring stuff in the day to get to it, and I'm going to write about that first. Actually, something awesome happened the night before, after speed tourism. We met up with Maria, who was also at our hostel i ... 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