the lake at tenryu temple

Kyoto and climbing Mount Fuji!

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August 8th 2008
Kyoto, 8th - 11th August 2008 Our journey back to civilisation began early on the 8th, the trip from Ibusuki to Kyoto, roughly 900km, consisted of 4 train rides and took the whole day. Our first train took us from Ibusuki to Kagoshima, where we had a few hours to kill before our next train so we checked out the morning market near the train station, did a bit of window shopping, got some lunc ... 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