Toji Temple

Kyoto and Many Temples

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October 5th 2007
This past week has been one of the longest and greatest weeks of my life. Moving to a foreign country and trying to get life started completely on my own has been quite the adventure. Originally I thought that I was going to be staying here for a longer term than is actually going to happen so there were a few tasks in the first few days that I needed to take care of: Getting my alien registration ... 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