Temple in the forest

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September 10th 2007
On Monday we caught the train into Nikko, Nikko has a history that stretches back to the 8th Centuary, also for many years it was a famous training centre for Buddhist monks. This area is crammed full of temples and shrines of which we saw most of them but after a while you reach a saturation point where they all just start blending into one another. We also made our way to see the famous waterfal ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tochigi » Nikko

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

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