Tenryu Ji Garden - another brilliant garden

Gardens, Trains and Markets in Kyoto

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May 25th 2019
SC writes: After a leisurely journey yesterday we arrived at our latest rather nice hotel in Kyoto - near the station, free coffee, very nice Onsen, free bowls of ramen soup after 9:30 pm. Having dropped the bags and dealt with some ticketing admin. we set off for “the philosopher‘s path”: a very enjoyable walk alongside a small waterway, with all sort of interesting and enterprising shops a ... 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