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in Kyoto on May 28, 2022 June 19, 2022

Walking down Shijō, above the crowd is the sound of practice: they are getting ready for Gion Matsuri at the Naginata-hoko! 🔊

in Kyoto on May 28, 2022 June 19, 2022

Sun setting on Nijo castle

Sunday morning. I hear the calling of Buddhist monks on alms round as they walk down the narrow street in front of my house. I give some dana. I had always lived in apartments in…

in Kyoto on May 22, 2022 June 19, 2022

After 2 years of covid and travel-induced delays, we finally interred my mother-in-law’s ashes at Otani-byo ☸️ cemetery, where the family grave is, in a 納骨 (nōkotsu) ceremony. I don’t have photos of the proceedings,…

in Kyoto personal on May 19, 2022 June 19, 2022

44 years old today. Took the kids to see the terracotta warrior exhibition at the Kyoto City Kyocera Art Museum

Ruminating on belonging in a Kyoto coffeeshop

in Japan Kyoto on May 15, 2022 May 15, 2022

The past two weeks in Kyoto have been pretty hectic. I have yet to meet anyone other than family, for obvious reasons. With the kids not in school, we have been going on walks around…

in books Kyoto on May 11, 2022 June 19, 2022

Look what arrived today! 📚 Kyoto: An Urban History of Japan’s Premodern Capital by @matthew_stavros Been on my list for a while, so as soon as I found out we were relocating back to Kyoto…

in Kyoto on May 8, 2022 June 19, 2022

Higashi Hongan-ji and Kyoto Tower, day and night

in Kyoto on May 7, 2022 June 19, 2022

Nice hidden coffee joint ☕️🇯🇵

in Kyoto on May 6, 2022 June 19, 2022

Kyoto alley cat