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  1. Flowers of Tea

    Like their warrior counterparts in other countries, the samurai of old were keen to present a steely, harder-than-thou i…

  2. When the East Wind Blows…

    Kochi fukabanioi okose youme no hanaar…

  3. A Dish to Die For

    In 1975, Mitsugoro Bando VIII was revered as one o…

  4. The Daruma Burns

    If the stories are anything to go by, Bodhidharma …

  5. Zen and the Art of Dry Gardens

    Visitors to Kyoto do have their favorite sight…

  6. Hase Kannon 1300

  7. Stock Character

  8. To Go Beyond Is the Same as to Fall Short

  9. The Deal with Eel

  10. Peak Season

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