glimpses
Through the park and up to the castle ruins, from which the sweeping octagonal roof of the Nippon Budōkan 日本武道館 is visible. All the while, delightful conversation with a local dressed in petal-flecked turquoise kimono 着物, selected for the season. Strolling to the lower gardens, she spoke of the Japanese way: appreciating the ephemeral and embracing the cycles of nature.