Dreams of Warriors

Dreams of Warriors

Jul 22, 2023 | Stories

夏草や兵どもが夢の跡 松尾芭蕉 natsukusa ya / tsuwamonodomo ga / yume no ato   The other night I woke from a disturbing dream. A nightmare, really. Some prince or warrior, some important samurai, was about to execute me. I didn’t know why; I only knew he had decided to spare my...
At Yakata

At Yakata

Jul 22, 2023 | Stories

  The other night we were looking for a place to eat and found two open, both drinking houses, where food was served as an accompaniment to liquor. We decided on the one down the side street. It was called Yakata and there was a fellow outside, dressed in black, with...