Ornate gate of Nijo Castle

The Unforgettable Kyoto (Day 9-13 by Gemma)

September 25th 2015
Friday 25th September 2015 On leaving Matsumoto, we took a local train for 60mins to Nagoya where we changed to the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Kyoto. My first experience of the legendary bullet trains :-) A super spacious and speedy way to cross Japan. I'm a fan! We'd bought ourselves a Japan Rail Pass before we'd left the UK. At £242 per person for 14 days they weren't cheap but with ... 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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Gemma & Chris

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Hello readers, we'll take this moment to introduce ourselves. We are Gemma, by day a fashion buyer and Chris a recruiter and live in London. We've always loved the idea of packing up and flying off to explore the world but never quite found the right time or opportunity to do so. Luckily for Gemma the lovely ASOS were kind enough to give her an 8 month sabbatical to travel to all those places she's always wanted to see. Chris didn't take much convincing either, jumping at the chance to chuck in the daily commute, banish the suits to the back of the wardrobe and live out of a backpack for th... full info

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