Contemplating autumn in Kyoto, Japan. Continue reading
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Early spring in Tokyo
My knowledge of Japanese is limited, to say the least. Continue reading
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At Kinosaki
They were lonely thoughts. But in them was this nice, quiet feeling. Continue reading
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Brobdingnagian
At the last station one of the Japanese ministers got into our carriage in the costume of a perfect English gentleman, chimney-pot hat included. He invited me to come and see his wife at his country-house, and at Yedo packed … Continue reading
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It seems too good to be true
Text: a letter from Freda MB Peskett to Eileen Margaret Shaw, 1937
Photos: a day trip to Hakone, 2014 Continue reading
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Unladylike ebullience
They climbed the embankment of Osawa Pond for a brief look at the cherries there, and went on past the temple gates – the Temple of the Great Awakening, the Temple of Clean Coolness, the Temple of the Heavenly Dragon … Continue reading
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Sunday drifting
Koruku was privately of the opinion that all this dithering stemmed from an inborn flaw in his brother’s character. Being a student, he could not comprehend how precious his brother’s Sundays were to him, how many hopes and wishes had … Continue reading
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Stairway to Heaven
Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo, March 2013 Continue reading