Kyoto Imperial Palace wall

March 12th 2013
My friend has written a review of Kyoto Imperial Palace after her visit. I want to publish it here because what she describes is typical for many Japanese tourist sites: In general that excursion made very bad impression on me. It showed deep emptiness and backwardness of Japan nowadays. About the site: 1. The site can be visited only with a guided group. So you will be herded an ... 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

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Yuka

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Hi :) It's a few years already since I left the country where I was born - never to return there. In this blog I want to share my travel experience, my thoughts and impressions. And I want to tell you how much my ideas about the world got changed. When you travel you see that in different countries people live very differently, and with time you are no longer stuck to the stereotypes of only one nation, you can choose your own life style taking the best from all others. My big interest is psychology, so I'll write not only about places but also about people who live t... full info

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