Sakyō-ku

Stories in Sakyō-ku

Loss, Life, Love

damn impermanence.

by Elizabeth Mueller

Sakyō-ku — Impermanence is something in life that I seem to forget exists - or maybe I try and ignore. Yesterday, during the Daimonji festival in Kyoto, I was reminded not once, but twice of its existence. The...

japan, Public Baths, Culture

Public Baths

by Dallas Sanders

Sakyō-ku — The guesthouse keeper told how to work the gas stove, showed how to lock the door and where the toilet was but there was no shower or bath. We were told we had to use the public bath only a 10 to 15 m...

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