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4 Colorful and Authentic Sights to Experience Japanese Culture in Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto is a city of magical temples, delicious food, and true Japanese culture. We loved our week there and felt like we really connected with Japan and its fascinating history. Kyoto was one of the most important Japanese cities throughout history and served as the capital and home to many emperors and temples. Here are my favorite 4 places to visit! FUSHIMI INARI Fushimi Inari was my favorite place in Kyoto! It is known as the shrine of 10,000 torii (gates) and was built in the 700s dedicated to the god of rice Inari. It is a whole complex of little shrines and many mystical pathways created by thousands torii…
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Instagram of the Week :: The Japanese Garden Lantern
While perusing through an estate sale years ago, I found this very cool Japanese Garden Lantern in the garden. It fit in with my whole Japanese/Modern look I like and when I came home I immediately put it in my garden. One of my favorite things to do while living in Japan, which I wish I had done more often, was to scour the antique shops. They were usually small little shops with countless items for sale. As a foreigner I didn’t really know what was valuable or not, but I pick what I loved and don’t think too much about the value of the item. This way I figure, I fill my house…