Bearers of one of the many sacred taiko (lit: big drum) shouldered and drummed around the neighborhoods of Omihachiman City during the Hachiman Matsuri (festival) finally make it through Hachimangu Shrine gate at the end, after many tries.
Born and raised in upstate New York, traveled for a decade after college, lived in various places around the world, keeping a journal. Settled in Kyoto in 1980, moved to this mountainside above Lake Biwa in 1995. Started Pure Land Mountain in April 2002.
Written and sidebar contents 2002~2015 copyright Robert Brady
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