I Explode Seven Wrong Assumptions about Japan


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Asia » Japan
October 22nd 2011
Published: November 8th 2011
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Ten days weren’t enough to show us all of Japan, but it was enough to explode a lot of stereotypes. Japan has so much to offer that ten days seemed almost an insult, even with first-rate travel professionals to organise the trip. We saw a lot: houses … gardens … temples … galleries … shopping centres … public transport. I quickly let go of a number of inappropriate assumptions I’d... Read Full Entry



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... and modern (Canal City,) ...
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... which is enjoyed by the locals.
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These foodstalls are along the river's edge.
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... and its river ...
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The garden in Ritsurin Park is very prized ...
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... and several hundred years old.
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The ferry wharf at Takamatsu ...
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... is all about modernity.
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The Chichu Art Museum made this lily pool to accompany its five Monets.
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Red Pumpkin, a sculpture by Yayoi Ksama is beside the ferry wharf ...
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... and her Yellow Pumpkin sits on an old wharf on the other side of the island.
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This pom-pom tree is waiting for a prune.
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The Yasaka Pagoda (Hokanji Temple) dates from the 12th century.
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A detail of the Yasaka Pagoda's eaves.
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Contrasting detail from the pagoda at the nearby Kiyomizudera Temple.
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The Kiyomizu-dera Temple was built of wood with no nails, started in 798, reconstructed in 1633.
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Verandah at Kiyomizu-dera
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The courtyard of the Bukkoji Temple
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At the Higashi-Honganji Temple.
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The main gate of the Higashi-Honganji Temple ...
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... and one of its doors.



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