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Photo Caption Contest: See Inside For Details (Closed)

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August 20th 2006
You read about it in literature, you hear about it from fellow travelers, and you see pictures of it from every source. Steeped in tradition, Kyoto is bursting at the seams with a collection of gardens and pagodas and everything else that has come to represent Japan. So imagine our surprise when we stepped off the train and ... read more

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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