kamo gawa

A day in Kyoto with Erika

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June 2nd 2008
Last weekend I went to Kyoto for the day to meet up with Erika, my mate who stayed with us in Adelaide for 10 weeks when I was in year ten. It was a really nice, relaxed day. Not really sightseeing, but just spending time catching up on each others' lives whilst wandering through some really beautiful Kyoto streets and in an out of little traditional shops. Had a beautiful lunch at a trendy lit ... read more

Asia » Japan » Osaka

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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