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The Rooftop of Japan: An Un-Olympic Tour of Nagano Prefecture |
| Section: LIFE / TRAVEL |
| Author: Stuart Wasserman |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/1998 |
| Size: 2,685 Words, 15,852 Characters |
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Apriest in flowing black robes with shining golden embroidery met me at the temple entrance. The smell of incense was everywhere. He was a Jodo sect priest, bald-headed, and wore his robes with a certain grace. His glasses were of a vintage 1970s style, not unlike mine, until recently. Lucky for me, he spoke perfect English, because I knew nothing about the Japanese language except for konnichiwa (good afternoon) and arigato (thank you).
The priest spoke in huge smiles and with patience, a change from five years ago when he stood on a lectern and taught chemical engineering on a major university campus outside Tokyo. As the oldest son in his family, Kiwa Fukushima explained to me, he was expected to follow in his father's line of work, and his father was a priest. The priest-to-be asked...
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...lk between Tsumago and Magome, the next post town, which is equally historic and reportedly sports an array of souvenir shops. Although encouraged by the special baggage service for walkers between the two towns, and although the walk sounded invigorating, I opted to return to the ryokan for another extensive round of baths, purifying my body, if not my soul, and reminiscing about my journey.
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