Entrace to the shoguns House

Day 12 Kyoto

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November 22nd 2007
Hi, This morning I got up and went down to the basement for breakfast. and no its in a different area to the communal baths! Made a bit of a social boo boo. I forget to take my house slippers off, I realised halfway across the floor as I was looking back at all the Japanese faces staring at me as I slid back the screen doors so I kinda skipped/Floated/panicked my way back to the doors and t ... 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