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Castles, culture and the wrong kind of canal in lovely Kyoto (Part 2)

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June 20th 2019
Day Two was supposed to be a self-guide day, with a suggested itinerary of a morning train trip to Nara, a town located on the outskirts of Kyoto. Having awoken just too late to avail of breakfast, we wandered down to the main street to locate a café, and while sitting there decided that the toothache which started as an annoyance yesterday, was fast becoming something which could ruin my  Japan ... 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