Clean City

Kyoto, in fact all Japan, is clean. The people are fanatic about cleanliness. The street in front of our B&B was bordered by this stream, and the water was very clear.

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Osaka, Kyoto and Hiroshima, Japan

October 14th 2014
Peach Air, a Japanese discount airline, offers cheap direct flights between Kaohsiung and Osaka, so we decided to visit Japan in small pieces. That way, we could save our longer holiday times for more extended trips. We decided that we would visit Kyoto on our September (Moon Festival) long week-end, and then the October (10/10) long week-end, we would visit Hiroshima. We would use the high speed ... read more

Asia » Japan » Osaka » Osaka

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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