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Boracay Island: Then and Now.

Ms. Sofia Surfer - sofialamberto [217]

  The Chronicles of Boracay Island: Island History Buracay is Boracay Boracay Island : an island so beautiful, sometimes sinful, always controversial. This makes it intriguing and causes people...

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Festival of Ages, Kyoto, Japan 2010

Kyoto's Festival of Ages

Cynthia Staples - cstaples [45]

Jidai Matsuri, also known as the Festival of Ages, in Kyoto, Japan...

Destinations: Japan
Topics: Travel | People | Photography | Festivals | Fashion | Performing Arts | Traditions | For Kids | Ancient History
Prayer blocks at Kinkaku-ji temple in Kyoto, Japan.

Golden Week adventure to Kyoto, Himeiji, and Hiroshima.

Zach Feinberg - umbrella101922 [88]

This is a brief recount of my travels to central and southern Honshu during Golden Week (First week of May). My friend Sean and I took the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) down to Kyoto, Himeiji, and Hiroshima...

Destinations: Kyoto | Hiroshima | Japan
Topics: Travel | Adventure
Kinugawa River

Cool it in Kinugawa

tony usher - tonyusher [130]

Completely naked and alone except for the towel on my head ... I'm sitting in a spa atop a deep narrow sided gorge in the resort town of Kinugawa hot springs ...

Destinations: Japan
Topics: Travel
View from above the gorge

Terrific Takachiho

tony usher - tonyusher [130]

Terrific Takachiho The sound of the waterfall drowns out the thud of wood on bone and the ensuing expletives. As I consider the possibility of death by paddle strike my wife screams "left, go...

Destinations: Japan
Topics: Travel
Dried Confections from Kyogashitsukasa Kotobukidou in Ningyocho, Tokyo

Winter Hospitality in Japan Part 1: In Search of Old Edo

victor wong - mucuna [3,127]

Spend the morning visiting museums or temples and shrines, enjoy a tofu set lunch and sweet afternoon tea, shop for traditional gifts and spend the evening in the mountain for elaborate dinner.

Destinations: Japan
Topics: Culture | Food | Travel | People | Literature | Festivals | Fashion | 20th Century History | Shopping | Traditions | Ancient History

Take Times' Square!

Alex Wong - exwong [275]

Shopaholics, non-shopaholics, first-time visitors, allow the shopping culture of Hong Kong embrace you!

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Topics: Travel | Shopping
Me at Ishida Mansen Koujo, Kyoto learning yuzen dye painting on silk

Yuzen Dyeing at Ishida Mansen Koujo, Kyoto

victor wong - mucuna [3,127]

Have you ever had a dream of designing your own kimono? This winter, I realized this dream and executed a project of designing my own obi (Japanese belt on kimono) under the guidance of Mr. Mansuke Ishida.

Destinations: Japan
Topics: Culture | Travel | People | Festivals | Fashion | 20th Century History | Art | Traditions | Ancient History
The huge monument of Tengu outside Kurama Station

Possessed by the Ancient Spirit of Kyoto

victor wong - mucuna [3,127]

Spend an alternative day dressed in Kimono, encounter Tengu in Mount Kurama and seek revenge or pray for love at Kibune Shrine. When the day comes to the end, ask for fortune from the fox at Fushimi Inari Shrine.

Destinations: Japan
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Court Dance, inside Spring Room of Tales of Genji Museum

Experience a Thousand Year of History at Uji

victor wong - mucuna [3,127]

Reserve a whole day for a relaxed strode through the historical sites of Uji, the countryside of Kyoto, Japan. Immense yourself in the romance and drama of the Tales of Genji and be transported back to the aristocratic life of the Heian period.

Destinations: Japan
Topics: Travel | Literature | Women & Travel | Art | Traditions | Culture | Food | People | Religion | Performing Arts | Fashion | Ancient History | Architecture
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