A picture gallery of autumn foliage taken during Diego’s November 2010 visit to Jōjakkō-ji, in Kyōto’s Arashiyama district.
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A picture gallery of autumn foliage taken during Diego’s November 2010 visit to Jōjakkō-ji, in Kyōto’s Arashiyama district.
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I should probably take notes whilst observing the HTT girls during next week’s school trip. I’m hoping they’ll lose themselves somewhere I didn’t visit last year, as the reconnaisance may prove helpful when I return this November.
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I spent a good few minutes trying to think of a pithy introduction for this post. I failed.
And that pretty much sums up the sort of reaction seeing this national treasure for the first time can evoke in a person.
Don’t talk. Just look.
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A note to the readership: I’ve started publishing all of my new travel-related posts in a separate blog, Within Striking Distance. You’re more than welcome to drop by over there and see where I’ve been jetting off to lately. (^_^)
Diego spends a few moments within the stately confines of the Emperor’s former home.
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Not interested in fossils, paintings or broken pottery? Try this museum – it’s got nothing but manga.
Lots and lots of manga.
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Today, I’ll recount one of the most memorable (and bone-chilling) experiences of my journey in Japan: a late-afternoon stroll through the torii of Fushimi-Inari-taisha.
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