Travels to the Land of the Rising Sun (Day 6 From Kyoto back to Tokyo)
September 23rd 2010 Today, Katie and I planned to go to Kamakura. It's a small town about 2 hours away from Tokyo. To do this, however, we had to leave Kyoto early in the morning. We woke up, got ready, grabbed a quick bite, and headed to Tokyo. Plans don't always go through thanks to horrible weather. Up to this point, Katie and I had been extremely lucky when it came to weather. It basically started pouring as soon
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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 
