Uno House

Kyoto

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November 7th 2007
Day 8 continued.... After picking up my backpack from the hostel, I caught a train to Kyoto. This was followed by a ride on the subway and a ten minute walk to my new hostel, “Uno House”, which it turns out, couldn’t be more different from my accommodation in Osaka. Constructed of timber (a bit like the farmhouses I’d seen the day before), the place has had bits added and taken away all o ... 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