One of my favourite little paths in Kyoto is the Tetsugaku-no-michi (‘The Philosopher’s Path).
When the cherry blossom is out it is one of the busiest places in Kyoto, but I like to think that is because everyone is a philosopher, and they all have so much to philosophise about!
We snuck back the other evening, when the night was dark but the air was warm and the place was unusually empty. We parked our bikes at the top of the stream and walked along the tree-lined bank to a little bridge where fireflies were dancing in the blackness. Magical green glowing fairies, hovering over branches, dipping and diving, serenading each other. I wonder what they were thinking about…
