Great Torii at Itsukushima Shrine

The great Torii is the boundary between the spirit and the human worlds. It was constructed in 1168 and was built about 200 meters offshore. At low tide you can walk there. At high tide, it appears to float above the water.

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

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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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