VIEW OF THE CITY OF KYOTO FROM OUR BALCONY

JAPAN-2018

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April 8th 2018
Today was a transfer day for Tokyo to Kyoto for Dennis and I, and to Osaka for John and Michael. We had scouted out all the information we could about the trains, so we left our wonderful hotel in Tokyo and went to the Tokyo Central Station, using the Yeasiu Entrance. We knew we had to find the 505 Hikari train to Osaka and Kyoto. We looked at the boards until they came up in English and found tha ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto

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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