Higashi-Honganji Temple

One of the largest wood buildings in the world. The white metal building in the back protects a building being repaired since the March 2011 earthquake.

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Kyoto

May 5th 2012
A few days ago, we left the rural southwest of Japan and headed for Kyoto, second of the three big cities we’ll visit. I’m coming to the conclusion that visiting only Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo would be the Japanese equivalent of coming to the US and just visiting Boston, New York City, and Washington, DC – lots of culture and history in these three big cities, but they’re not America. By givi ... 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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