nagano accomodation

Early mornings and dark spaces

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May 19th 2011
The journey continues via several long train journeys to Nagano, a temple town based around Zenko-ji and the hosts of the 1998 Winter Olympics (a podium and signboards from the Olympics can be seen randomly at the back of a car park). We were staying in Buddhist lodgings close to Zenko-ji but finding the actual building on arrival was easier said than done as most of the buildings looked simila ... 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