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Yakasa Shrine & Gion at Night in Kyoto, Japan

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I remember visiting Yakasa Shrine with my family one winter over ten years ago. In our parent's house is a picture of my brother and myself on the steps leading…

Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Japan

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Our first stop in Kyoto was the impressive Fushimi Inari Shrine. The Shinto shrine is the head shrine dedicated to Inari, the deity of fertility, rice, and grains. Founded in…

Bicycles & Ginkakuji “The Silver Pavilion” in Kyoto, Japan

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Bicycles were our preferred mode of transportation in Kyoto. We picked them up from a rental shop on our first day in town and kept them until the day we…

National Museum in Tokyo, Japan

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On our third and last day in Tokyo, we took the train to Akihabara, Tokyo's famous electric town where we played with iPads, shopped around for cameras, watches, and funny souvenirs:…