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Kyoto: Ten Thousand Torii, a Few Foxes, and One Very Useful Discovery
Saturday, November 14, 2026 Our last full day in Kyoto began at Fushimi Inari Taisha, the Shinto shrine famous for its seemingly endless tunnels of vermilion torii gates. And by “endless,” I mean appr …
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Kyoto, November 13: Two Hundred Steps, a Little Marble, and a Remarkable Afternoon
Our morning began with a boat ride on the Hozu River in Arashiyama, heading toward a small Buddhist temple perched on the hillside above the water. We had actually seen it from a distance a couple of …
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Japan: Bowing Deer, Buddha’s Nostril, and a Sword That Told a Story
November 12th – Nara Our destination today was Nara, about an hour and a half by bus from Kyoto. Nara was Japan’s first permanent capital, established in 710, and is home to some of the country’s most …
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Hakone Day 2 – November 6, 2026 The view from our room There are days when Japan seems determined to …
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Goodbye, Tokyo — But First, a Little Shrine After several wonderfully busy days in Tokyo, it was tim …
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November 3–4, 2026 — Tokyo Sometimes, a day in Japan contains an appropriate number of experiences. …
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Monday, November 2, 2026 — Kamakura There is something particularly Japanese about a day that begins …
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Sunday, November 1, 2026 Well, THAT was an interesting night. Last evening’s welcome dinner was at a …
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