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A Living God: The Story of Hamaguchi Gohei

An excerpt from Lafcadio Hearn's "Gleanings in Buddha Fields," from 1897

A Living God: The Story of Hamaguchi Gohei

Ancient Joys, Modern Minds: The Universal Cheapness of Pleasure in Lafcadio Hearn’s "Gleanings in Buddha Fields"

From Chap. 3 "Notes of a Trip to Kyoto" by Lafcadio Hearn, 1897

Ancient Joys, Modern Minds: The Universal Cheapness of Pleasure in Lafcadio Hearn’s "Gleanings in Buddha Fields"

Our Modern Loneliness Epidemic: Diagnosed in Japan, 1914

Quit doom-scrolling. Read Sōseki's "Kokoro". You'll feel better.

Our Modern Loneliness Epidemic: Diagnosed in Japan, 1914