Bamboozled

Kyoto's bamboo forest defies belief. It's such a calming place to be. If only we could pop over there whenever work or school got too much. Aaah.

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  Japan Revealed

  

  Sumos & Samurais

  

  Trails of the shogun

  

  Empire of the Sun

  

  Get up close to the venerable Kobo Daishi at Okunoin graveyard, Koya San

  

  The impenetrable Hemeiji castle

  

  Drink sake in your dressing gown, ryokan stay, Miyajima.

  

  The spirit of Tokugawa, walk in the footsteps of Basho, Tsumago to Magome.

  

  The magical Kiwi horse of Toshogu Shrine, Nikko

  

  How to visit a Japanese Shrine

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