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"Basin at Higashi Hongan-ji temple"

Picture by Tony Clemens

Japan Picture by Practiced journeyer Tony Clemens
Travel story: Kyoto

When most people think Japan they think of Tokyo, the capital and one of the world's largest cities, so why did I want to visit Kyoto instead?

Kyoto was Japan's capital for over a 1000 years until the capital was moved to Tokyo in 1868 which means it's the more historic city. Kyoto possesses the largest concentration of cultural properties in Japan, 17 sites are on the World Heritage List. Built in A.D. 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China,... More

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