宮本 武蔵Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645), the legedendary Japanese swordsman and author of The Book of Five Rings fought one of his most famous duels in Kyoto near the Shisendo Temple in the north east of Kyoto.The area now known as Ichijoji-sagarimatsu... ...full story at Japan Visitor
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| 21 May 08 |
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2008 Japan Trip - Kyoto Night »
YouTube video This is downtown Kyoto, Japan at night time! It is not that huge of a city but it one area has lots of big buildings and shopping areas.
I ate at a sushi joint called Musashi Sushi down here and it was very good, and cheap! |
| 27 Apr 08 |
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Musashi: A do-or-die warrior not to be crossed »
Japan Times  When he killed his first man, Miyamoto Musashi was a mere boy of 13 — in present-day terms, a first-year junior-high-school student. Read the full story . . . |
| 16 Aug 08 |
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Menya Musashi Bukotsu/Okachimachi麺屋武蔵武骨/御徒町 » Ramen Tokyo Above the always-interesting shopping district on the east side of the Yamanote-sen near JR Okachimachi Station is Menya Musashi Bukotsu. There always seems to be a line, the store is right on the corner. Now Okachimachi doesn't have a large... |
| 20 Jun 08 |
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Enkoji Temple, Kyoto » Japan Visitor 圓光寺Located at the foot of Mt. Hiei, in eastern Kyoto, Enkoji Temple is one of many temples that dot this part of town. It is a short walk from either Manshuin or Shisendo.Enkoji was founded in 1601 by Tokugawa Ieyasu in Fushimi, in the southern p... |
| 14 Jul 08 |
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Menya Musashi Takatora/Takadanobaba麺屋 武蔵 鷹虎/高田馬場 » Ramen Tokyo I went to Menya Musashi Takadanobaba with several friends from work on one of our (semi-)regular after-work ramen runs. It was a moderately humid Wednesday night but fortunately there was no line. There were 7 of us and 7 seats free,... |
| 05 Aug 07 |
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Soggy Stomping through Kyoto with Typhoon Man-Yi » Kimono Karen While my mom, aunt and uncle were visiting, I had prepared a trip by Shinkansen (Japanese bullet train) to go to the southern town of Kyoto for a visit. Kyoto is known for being a more traditional looking Japanese city which the area I live in is... |
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