Hearn writes from the Japan he adopted as home. He describes a man honoured as a living god, scenes overheard from the street, a trip to Kyoto, and meditations on dust, Buddhist ideas of the soul and the persistence of Old Japan, which he insists is not disappearing but survives in its art, faith and customs.
Hearn at his most reflective, a lasting introduction to Japanese spirit and sensibility. Download the free EPUB.