Shaved Ice

Tasty and really cool how they make it. They actually use a big block of ice on a wheel. There is a little shaver on the bottom. As the wheel spins it shaves the ice. Old style

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Old and New

June 2nd 2006
Kyoto is a very interesting city. It has a strange mix of new and old. For example one one corner there will be a temple over 500 years old and across the street there is a cd/dvd store. Quite interesting. There are many temples here. My favorite one has over 1000 statues of the same god. Plus a complete set of the 28 guardian deities in the buddhist religion. From my understanding it is rare to h ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto

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

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