Nightingale Floors

One of my favorite parts of the whole trip was walking over the nightingale floors inside Nijo Castle. The floors were made chirp like a bird when enemy warriors were sneaking in for an attack.

Kyoto'ing

December 16th 2007
Jessie and I set out for Kyoto early last Saturday morning with our friends Hiromi and Takahisa Fukasawa. The Fukasawas are my students. We meet once or twice a week at their house for a lesson that is supposed to take an hour, but usually lasts longer because we goof off too much. They’re in their fifties - he’s a dentist and she’s a sixth-grade teacher. The leather of their Audi’s back ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto » Kyoto

In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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