One major theme in Japan is the juxtaposition of tradition with modernity. I believe Kyoto is one of the better places to see this in the country, as it was the old capital city before Emperor Meiji moved it to Tokyo in 1868. Below is some photographic evidence :)
Also, one of the most important historical things to know about Japan is that it was extremely isolationist until the Meiji era (second half of the 19th century). Then, under his direction, the country went through an insanely rapid period of industrialization which, combined with the post WWII "Japanese Economic Miracle", led it to become what is today the world's 3rd largest economy. My greatest contributions to the Japanese economy have been buying a lot of Zelda video games growing up and a Prius ;)
| Modern: The "Shinkansen" bullet train. |
| Modern: Gibson Les Paul and Shohei Ohtani (did you know that the best baseball player in the world right now is Japanese?) This photo was actually taken in Tokyo. |
| Modern? Japanese pancakes |
| Traditional: Sushi |
| Traditional: Chawanmushi (yumyum) |
| I don't know what a lot of this is but I liked it! |
| Traditional: Kimono |
| Kiyomizu-dera (Buddhist temple) |
| Kiyomizu-dera |
| Kiyomizu-dera |
| Udon with pork and pink pepper |
| Kinkaku-ji, Buddhist temple |
| Kinkaku-ji (aka the Golden Temple) |
| Modern: Apple store |
| Look familiar? |
| Fushimi Inari: Vermillion has never looked better! |
| It was fun hiking through the vermillion gates! Apparently a Shinto shrine to the God of rice (the Shinto word for God/deity/spirit is Kami, which also happens to be a very popular EdTech company...) |
| Japanese roast? |
| Makin sushi! |
| Kyoto canals are beautiful |
| I did not purchase. |
| I did purchase. |
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