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Kyoto Day 8: Noh masks and robes

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Leah Sorkin

This morning we all hopped in cabs and met Professor Bethe and Sachi-san near the home of Ōtsuki Kōkun, the Noh mask maker. Climbing up to his second floor studio, we were greeted by about twenty masks, lying out on … Continue reading →

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Kyoto Day 6: Zen Lecture, Daitoku-ji, and Gakyu Miyamoto

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Leah Sorkin

Today was an extremely full day. We started out at 9 am with a lecture on Zen by Professor Catherine Ludvik at Terminal Kyoto. Then, after the lecture, we all headed together to Daitoku-ji (one of my favorite places in … Continue reading →

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