Nara

Nara

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April 21st 2006
This morning I slept in until 6:30am. It felt good. Surprisingly I didn't hear Dad snoring at all last night. I hope the same will be true tonight. We got moving around 8:30am or so to go to Shitennoji - the oldest Buddhist temple. We had to navigate through the subway (changing lines and everything) and we didn't get lost once! I feel like a master of the metro system 😊 The temple w ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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