Kyoto

Kyoto and Osaka

---

September 10th 2009
Finalizing our wonderful staying in Japan 😞(( We wish we could stay longer... but definitely we'll come back and we strongly recommend you to visit the country... People, culture, food, countryside, cities, shopping, so many topics are surprising and interesting! We visited 2 opposite cities: Kyoto and Osaka. First, Kyoto looks like the very traditional Japonese city. It was saved from bo ... read more

Asia » Japan » Osaka » Osaka

---

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