‘Kyoto gaijin are different. Tokyo gaijin are there for money or sex. Kyoto gaijin are here for Zen, or lacquerware, or Heian poetry, or to learn shakuhachi. Nearly everyone plays shakuhachi!’ So began the absorbing talk by Richard Lloyd Parry at Ryukoku’s new stylish building on the Omiya campus, next to the World Heritage site …Read More
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