Bamboo Groves

Kyoto: shrines, fugu fish, and bullet trains.

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February 27th 2016
Well I left off after a few days in Tokyo, since then there's been a couple more in Tokyo, a day in Nagoya, and now just finishing up with Kyoto. The last couple days in Tokyo we didn't see anything very specific and the last day was definitely about relaxing and taking it easy. We checked out a couple parks and that's about it. Turns out the English pub had the wrong champions League game on. ... 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