Kyoto

UNICEF in Kyoto! This is the way you try to convince people to give money in Japan. Well it worked on me... ;)

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Greetings from a traditional Japanese guesthouse (ryokan) in Kyoto!!

October 15th 2006
I am now in southern Honshu visiting the old Japanese city Kyoto, once the capital of Japan. In Kyoto I decided to go ahead and stay a few nights in a traditional Japanese guesthouse, called Ryokan in Japanese. It is kind of different from what we westerners are used to, although just like with western hotels the standard of ryokans varies from very basic ones to very luxurious ones with outdo ... 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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