Kyoto Money and Shopping: Damascene

Damascene, a special metal created by imbedding other metals, originated in Damascus, Syria over 2000 years ago and was first introduced to Japan in the 8th century. Since then, it has ceased production worldwide with the exception of Kyoto city, which continues producing it even today. Read More »

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Kyoto Money and Shopping: Damascene is based on Kyoto by Jose Ramos, Maxime F., Ryan Holliday, Jerry Smithers, Kambayashi, Globe-trotter, ChubbyWimbus, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.