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  • MJB

    Une semaine a Kyoto | Oct 15 07'

    by MJB a 31 year old traveling as a couple from Montreal, on vacation in Kyoto

    "Je n'ai pas de racines ici et pourtant je me sens chez moi."

    Kyoto le 16 octobre 2007.Je suis sorti par la petite porte en bois et suivi le chemin trace de maniere suggestive par les roches grises. A ma droit... Continue reading »

  • Sara FJ Brayshaw

    Memoirs of a Maiko | Jul 02 07'

    by Sara FJ Brayshaw a 24 year old female from Susami, on vacation in Kyoto

    Hey I had the most amazing weekend in Kyoto and was not looking forward to be teaching again the following Monday! A couple of weeks ago ther... Continue reading »

  • Dustin

    Kyoto | Dec 31 06'

    by Dustin a 32 year old male from Sacramento, on vacation in Kyoto

    Words cannot describe how beautiful this place is. http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h295/stormovik/Kyoto/ Continue reading »

  • paul1111

    Tempura, Temples, It`s Canada Day Up Koya-San Way... | Jun 29 01'

    by paul1111 a real traveler, on vacation in Kyoto

    After about five days and nights, we left the rainy, fully neon-lit, hyperkinetic and macaroni wonderful living experiment known as To... Continue reading »

  • InterNATZionale

    Temples, Geishas, and Shrines . . . Oh My! | Apr 16 07'

    by InterNATZionale a 30 year old female from Madison, on vacation in Kyoto

    So, the bullet train is nice.  It sounds a bit like a plane taking off, and its front is shaped like a jet.  It only took a little more t... Continue reading »

  • Pepperqueen

    Kinkakuji (Regarding Monuments Fallen Victim to Arson...) | Jun 30 02'

    by Pepperqueen a 37 year old female traveling as a couple from Soldotna, on vacation in Kyoto

    "like a figure frozen timeless in a snowglobe"

    I just heard on the news today (2/12/08) that Namdaemun ("the Great South Gate") in Seoul, South Korea was burnt to a crisp, apparently set fi... Continue reading »

  • Sazman

    Temples, gardens, and castles oh my! | Sep 30 06'

    by Sazman a 38 year old male from Seattle, on vacation in Kyoto

    "Kyoto was amazingly beautiful,even in the rain."

    Once I actually escaped from Tokyo (which was hard to do) I took the Shinkansen (bullet train) down to the former capitol of Japan, Kyoto. I walked... Continue reading »

  • Mokola

    January | Jan 09 07'

    by Mokola a 25 year old male from Vancouver, on vacation in Kyoto

    Wow, long time since I last posted an entry in this journal. A lot has happened and though it’s hard to make this already incredible year any bette... Continue reading »

  • Ivy Boy

    The old city | Aug 29 07'

    by Ivy Boy a 22 year old male from Riegelsville, on vacation in Kyoto

    "On either side of the station the sky was obscured by towering metal structures illuminating the night with hundreds of squares of light, each representing an individual room with a single person living within. "

    Coming from a small town in pennsylvania with a whopping two traffick lights left me in absolute awe of hiroshima- towering buildings, unbelievably... Continue reading »

  • Steve & Juli

    Holy city | Sep 30 06'

    by Steve & Juli a 33 year old male traveling as a couple from Champaign, on vacation in Kyoto

    "It is certainly the religious capital, as one can't walk a block without running into a Shinto shrine or a Buddhist temple."

        A large part of the adventure so far is culinary.  Japan has its interesting gastronomical delights, some of which rapidly... Continue reading »

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