Day 10 - Kiyomizu-dera, Nanzen-ji Temples, Philosopher's Walk and Ginkakuji Temple
April 16th 2024 Today was a day of beautiful scenes. Set off early to find a cafe for breakfast but the one we were thinking of was closed so we decided to head to the bus stop to go to Kiyomizu-dera. We ended up buying some food from a convenience store and ate some waiting at the bus stop. We got to the Sannenzaka area around 9:50 and the walk up the steep hill to the temple complex was interesting in itself, w
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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 
