Blog Entries tagged 'Arakaki Kashiten' http://www.hdrjapan.com Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:53:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.hdrjapan.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Kyoto-s-Counterpart.html&Itemid=69 When you think of quintessential Japan, we&#39;re betting you think of the charms of Kyoto, with its many tea houses, kimono-clad geiko, elegant shrines, and narrow alleys. On Okinawa, Kyoto&#39;s cultural counterpart is Shuri, the former seat of the royal family of the Ryukyus. <p>While Kyoto may have been spared from bombing by Allied generals during World War II due to its cultural importance, Shuri was given no such bye. The area was (and is) located on an impressive hilltop, and this, combi [...] meg Shuri Castle Shuri Shureimon chinsuko Arakaki Kashiten