Temples in Japan are often on the top of a hill, gracefully peeking their heads over the summit of crumbling stairs as you plod your way to the top. After a climb at the nearby temple in Hofu, I stopped for a breath and stumbled into this photo- some Japanese children bounding their way to […]
As a foreigner in Japan you stick out. Especially so where I live, it not being the first pin on many tourists maps. This adornes you a bit of celebrity status, not an A-lister- one of those ones you know the name of but your not entirely sure what they do. This is especially true […]
Read Part One here… A man bangs a drum, a steady beat to laugh to, as the master of ceremonies gets ready to judge the hysteria. Participants take it in turn to laugh. It’s not a normal laugh, but three very distinct and theatrical ones- rising from the floor like a praying mantice and slumping […]
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