Japan Trip: Day 9 - Kyoto
May 21st 2007 Today would be my last full day in Japan. We went to the Imperial Palace, a 27 acre compound which was the residence of the Emperor when Kyoto was the capital of Japan. The capital was moved to Tokyo in the 1869. On the grounds was a very nice garden, called the Oikeniwa Garden. Then, we visited the Nishiki Market, an incredible collection of alleyways and hallways with shops, ranging in size from
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