京都！大阪！

Kyoto! Osaka!


Super quick update, as I've got to leave in just a few minutes. I'm off to Kyoto and Osaka for the weekend!

Here's a very intriguing article about what the Wall Street Journal calls an "isolationist surge" in America. I can say that I get the sense that things in America actually look a little better from the outside than if I were inside and actually watching American media. It's s a different perspective--maybe the US is most critical of itself right now, or maybe that goes to show how divided the population is. More on that later, I think.

Here's a great piece about Natadera, the awesome Buddhist / Shinto temple (and also monument to Matsuo Bashō) that I visited on Sunday. Pictures later; haven't the time just now.


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