‘Amanokuchi-whatsa,’ the word stumbled out of my mouth like a handful of scrabble letters. ‘What the heck is that?’ ‘Kochidaniamadaji. It’s a temple up in the mountains past Sanzenin. Trust me Mike, you gotta go there,’ Joe assured me. I looked at him a bit incredulously, ‘Go there? How [...]
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“It’s so huge!” my girlfriend exclaimed gripping the wooden bridge rail tightly. Deep purple was slowly creeping up the edges of the pink sky as night came on casting the scenic area of Arashiyama in a cool evening light. We stood along the edge letting people pass us by, garnering the occasional odd look. ‘What [...] My eyes snapped open as the second in a long series of sharp thumps emanated from the wall beside my head, orange lamps were still glowing visibly through the mesh canopy in the early morning light. It was 5am and time for the monks to do their rounds at the temple, including swinging the heavy [...] |
 
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