Giant Buddha

Rainy in Nara

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March 29th 2006
Wednesday afternoon I arrived in Nara which is about 45 minutes from Kyoto. I checked into my hotel, which took a bite out of my budget, but there was absolutely nothing else available. It was raining when I got in, but I stopped in at a shop a picked up an umbrella and toured the city. They have this big dear park in Nara, where all these dear just roam about freely. There not even really fenced- ... 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