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April 19th 2010
After a few days in Tokyo we made the first use of our Japan Rail Passes, heading west to the ancient imperial capital of Kyoto. While the name might look like the dyslexic cousin of Tokyo, Kyoto is in fact the cultural capital of Japan, where you find the pagodas and architecture of the classically romantic version of Japan. We boarded our first Shinkansen (bullet train) after a guard got quit ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto » 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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