──Steve Beimel on the Mission to Carry Tradition into the Future
Introduction
Fifty-four years ago, a young American stepped off a train in northern Japan with little more than a job offer and a sense of curiosity. Japan had not been his intended destination — India or any number of other places could just as easily have been where he landed. But fate brought him to Sendai, and the city quietly began to work its magic.
In the everyday textures of life — the grassy scent of tatami mats beneath his feet, the soft glow of sunlight through shoji paper screens…
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