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Kyoto Kumono and more

• April 10, 2019
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Rain this morning so culture and textiles at the Nishijin textile centre and then the handicraft centre. I have to admit, I...

Kyoto and the last of the cherry blossoms.

• April 9, 2019
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• 305 words

Are  you cherry blossomed out? With so many beautiful cherry trees, it is hard to know which ones to photograph isn’t it....

Old ways

• April 7, 2019
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• 403 words

In Edo times, wealthy people would make a pilgrimage to the major shrines. These shrines were at great distances from each other...

Warm welcome in remote places

• April 7, 2019
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• 568 words

         Kii Nagashima is a region off the beaten track. It’s main source of income has been farming and agriculture....

Cranes, castle and clackity clack!

• April 5, 2019
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• 419 words

Oh you do look cheerful and up so early! Had breakfast? Well it’s 7.30 and time to go. I hope you are...

War and shrines

• April 4, 2019
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Hiroshima is a name most of us associate with war and the atomic bomb. Now it is a beautiful city that is...

4 trains and a bus?

• April 3, 2019
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• 231 words

Gardens?

• April 3, 2019
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• 371 words

Are you crazy about gardens or do they send you crazy?  For the Samurai a garden was an oasis where they could...

Going Japanese,I think so.

• April 2, 2019
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• 484 words

Our train today is named for a famous Japanese folktale, Ibusuki no Tamatebako, literally:-Ibusuki treasure box. The doors open at each station...