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Tag: religion

A Pilgrim’s Lack of Progress

Jan 17, 2020 The Worlds Outside

Recently, I’ve been thinking about the idea of pilgrimage, as a journey which is undertaken not simply in pursuit of a destination, but in search

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I Do Not Yet Understand

Aug 22, 2019 The Worlds Outside

Let me set the scene. A Shinto priest waves his1 haraegushi, a staff topped with thin strips of paper that somewhat resembles a mop, in the

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Lewis Waits for Sushi (A Tokyo Story, Part Two)

Apr 29, 2019 The Worlds Outside

We woke up late, groggy and discombobulated, after a night out at Vent in Tokyo. The place was interesting and all, with its audiophile soundsystem,

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The Far Coast, Part 1: Izumo

Feb 21, 2019 The Worlds Outside

This week, I took a short trip to Shimane Prefecture. I stayed for two nights and planned to document it all in a single blog.

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Fireworks and Gravestones

Jan 11, 2019 The Worlds Outside

I was writing the wrong blog, basically. For the last week, I’ve been straining to finish an article to answer the perennial question of my

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I Can’t Believe You Chose The Mountains

Jul 22, 2018 The Worlds Outside

So here I am, three weeks into my adventure. I’ll probably write about an aspect of teaching sometime soon, as I’ve been in the job

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