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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The mesh canopy of my slim one man tent made it easy to view the numerous orange and gold glowing lanterns suspended above my head. The sound of rain steadily dripping down through the branches of the massive cedar trees towering above me from a storm recently past and the babbling of a brook [...] “Hey Mike, where’s my beer” Andy muttered as he searched through the plastic convenience store bag. It was Saturday night and a group of us had gotten together by the river that guards the east side of Kyoto. The riverside beneath Sanjo (Third Street) bridge is a hot spot for Saturday night activity and with [...] |
 
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