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April 3rd 2014
Geo: 35.01, 135.75I met up with a friend I know from St Andrews. Hélène is french but have been living in Japan for few years and in Kyoto for few month. We met at Demachiyanagi. It's a park at the tip of the island formed by a division of the river. The island is linked to the side of the river by a turtle bridge which makes for a great playground. I was a bit early, and she w ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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