Ninja Trick Knife
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011Ninja – what won’t they think of next for their bag of tricks that they use to entertain and kill people with? While in Kyoto, a crafty ninja shows me his trick knife.
Ninja – what won’t they think of next for their bag of tricks that they use to entertain and kill people with? While in Kyoto, a crafty ninja shows me his trick knife.
To celebrate plum blossoms and Tenjin-sama, the god of learning, a festival is held at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto where geisha serve visitors matcha green tea.
Since it was my birthday I thought I would have tea with those geisha as one does.
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is a beautiful shrine especially during Plum Blossom season and when the geisha come but it hides a dark past of political manipulation, fear, guilt, and the need for appeasement of a vengeful spirit.