Geishas

Charming Kyoto

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May 20th 2006
I'm taking the Shinkansen(Bullet train) from Tokyo to Kyoto. I've been enjoying train-ride since a very young age. Either the 4 hours-ride to granny's house in China, or the Canadian railway to the east coast. I always press my head against the window with eyes opened in full-size trying to catch anything that the countryside has to offer. But this time, Shinkansen did not satisfy me, yeah it's fa ... 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