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The 6:03 to Yodo Station I knew I couldn't afford to wait. On the way back from Fushimi Inari, an unusual announcement came over the Keihan line. Not the standard recorded voice — a conductor, in that particular singsong cadence that Jap...

Omizutori 2026: The Ancient Fire Ceremony at Todai-ji, Nara Witnessing Shunie: 1,270 Years of Darkness and Devotion "What kind of line is this?" The American couple looked genuinely baffled. They had wandered into Todai-ji's grounds on a...