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Exploring Kyoto Posted by sasha on Sep 27, 2016
Kyoto (京都) was once the capital of Japan for an entire millennium. In fact, the name can actually be translated as “capital city,” although that distinction now belongs to Tokyo. During its long reign as the center of Japan, the city acquired countless palaces, shrines, and temples. Kyoto managed to largely escape the bombings of…