Sosekido

The school Sosekido (素石堂) was formed by my sensei, Unkotsu Komine (小峰雲骨) many years ago. I was 13 years old when I first met him, and it was the beginning of my long-time calligraphy path.

footprints of the leaf-Sigüenza

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A route of Don Quijote. I left the town behind and went up to the hill, the hill of rocks that makes the landscape look like a moon. There was no one apart from me. I sat just under the lookout looking hat and started reading. There was absolute silence, I could hear nothing but the wind and the buzz of the bees flying around me since a little while. When was the last time I hear the ”silence”? Soon, I fell asleep on the moon in Sigüenza.

ドンキホーテの旅路を辿る。Sigüenzaの町を出て、丘に登ってみる。丘は岩だらけで、緑が岩に張り付くように生えている様は、私をなんだか月に迷い込んだような気持ちにさせた。当たりには人っ子ひとり見当たらなかった。私は見張り小屋みたいな小さな塔の足元に座って、本を読み始めた。周囲には完璧な静寂以外何のなく、風の音とさっきから周囲を飛び回っているハチの羽音以外な何も聞こえなかった。最後に”静寂”を聞いたのはいつだろう。まもなく私はSigüenzaの月の上で、眠りに落ちた。

Written by: Juju Kurihara