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The Yellow River
Do you not see the waters of the Yellow RiverCome flowing from the sky?The swift stream pours into the sea and returns never-more?
– Li Po, An ...
Koi for Li-Po
Li Po has been the best known Chinese poet in Asia for about the last thousand years. He was a huge influence on the haiku poets — and is cred...
Shinjuku Sparrow
In the Shinjuku district, there is most of the cool shopping in Japan, with bold graphics and bling everywhere. You can walk by a window of a d...
Ueno Park Goldfish
In Tokyo, there is a lovely, lush public green named Ueno Park. It is full of beautifully sculpted trees; pines pruned to mimic bonsai motifs a...
Crazy Horse Among Falling Stars
Upon returning from Tokyo, I started re-reading my notes about Crazy Horse and at the same time, Basho’s poem-diaries. It struck me how much th...
Tokyo Diary — Jingu Stadium
My last night in Tokyo, I wanted to see a baseball game. Luckily, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows were hosting the Hiroshima Carp at Jingu Stadium. I...
Tokyo Diary — Tokyo Giants Hat
I have walked like a goddamned Sherpa and eaten more tuna than Flipper. I love Tokyo; its dreaminess, its civility, its attention to beauty and d...
Tokyo Diary–Ameyoko Market
They don’t want to be salarymen. The 4 or 5 young men I am standing with are tattooed, nattily-dressed punker types with gangster hats and highl...
Tokyo Diary – The Flea-Market at Togo-Jinja
Taxi drivers in Tokyo are a dignified sort. Most wear ties and coats, or vests. Their cabs are immaculate and they know exactly where they are g...
Tokyo Diary – Ginza District
I’ve taken tons and tons of digital shots and I have no earthly fucking idea how to load them onto my computer, because I am a moron. I walked a...