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Kyoto - from Heatwave to Typhoon

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July 28th 2018
Dear All Greetings from Kyoto! One-time capital of the country, for around a thousand years between the 8th and 19th centuries, but if not the political, administrative or economic capital nowadays, it certainly remains the cultural and spiritual capital of the country. I arrived here on Wednesday from Kawaguchiko, and am planning to leave for Matsuyama on the island of Shikoku tomorrow. That is, ... 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