View of Kyoto Station

Kyoto - Day 6

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May 23rd 2007
What a day! We had a later start, as we didn't wake up until 10am for the first time on the holiday - probably recovering from the madness of the previous day. We started the day with a trip up the Kyoto Tower, just around the corner from our ryokan. The tower is odd in that it is like Blackpool Tower, jutting upwards out of a building. The views were stunning and Kyoto really opened up before ... 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