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Japan: Kyoto Travel Writing

 –       Mercurial weather – the Shinkansen raced through Japan’s countryland, literally saw sunny fields turn to spickle haze, light rain, and snowstorm, in the matter of two minutes – and this with no artifice of increased elevation, at least not to my knowledge.

–       Perhaps less rigidly polite, more provincial people in Kyoto (compared to the contemporary capital), but more genuine kindness?

–       Sat cross-legged on tatamis in a local place on our first night, as snowfall had emptied the streets, amidst the free-spirited, cheerfully loud diners.

–       Waiters kneel down to take orders.

–       In Gion, spotted only one ‘real’ geisha during our three-day stay, and was but a furtive glance of one sitting in a taxi – the geisha-looks have become more of a touristic industry.

–       A tea ceremony: a ritual of peace and mindfulness (video next).

–       Ginkakuji silver pavilion: a lifetime of work to produce this unique garden and surrounding property, exuding Zen.

–       In Osaka, but a brief stay, but luckily picked a Japanese-style room so had that experience.

Were near Shinsaibashi, quite lively quarter ruled over by Billiken, “the God of things as they ought to be,” a worthy god seemingly – or does this conception also denote a form of frustrated longing or dissatisfaction with what is?

Next up will be a short video introduction to a tea ceremony, and then we’ll be off to South Korea and China!

2 Responses

  1. “Sat cross-legged on tatamis in a local place on our first night, as snowfall had emptied the streets, amidst the free-spirited, cheerfully loud diners.”

    These diary entries are so expressive of the place.

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