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KYOTO Temples and Castles and Kimono oh my

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January 15th 2008
The next stop on our tour of Japan was Kyoto, home of The Emperor and Capitol of Japan for much of Japan's History. During the period when the Shoguns where in Control The emperor would live hear doing to a greater or lesser extent what the Shogun told him to. As he had no real ruling to do the Emperor and his court spent much of their time developing art and finding new ways to be elegant and ref ... 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