Urban Ginko to Tenroku, N. Osaka

Eleven hailstones gathered at Tenjinbashi-suji street 3-cho-me (Tensan) in the late morning on September 13 and the lingering summer heat (35 degrees C on the day) first struck them.

hot morning commute
assailed by a waft of trash,
Thursday (Moya)

The street is the old approach to Osaka Temma-gu Shrine, dedicated to Sugawara-no-Michizane (845-903), a great scholar, venerated as a God of Study later. Hailstone, a group of persons maybe loving study, naturally was going to visit it and just in front of its gate, there was “Hanjo-Tei”…

Outside the rakugo theatre
Surrounded by plastic daisies –
Gerald fools. (Tito)

windless summer day
at Tenmangu Shrine –
scent of centuries past (Kaoru)

After prayer, and then lunch at Tensan again, they went ahead toward Tenjinbashi-suji 6-cho-me (Tenroku) through the crowded street of new and old stores selling anything and everything, also new and old.

September sun strikes
His ‘50s clock at 2 –
The bicycle repairman. (Tito)

afternoon market –
memories, shadows
and roasted barley flour (Mizuho)

In the bustling arcade
a training monk with his bowl –
late summer heat (Akito)

When Hailstone arrived at Tenroku, they found themselves completely melted. However, what high-spirited persons they were to further study the old houses and shops exhibited in the Museum of Housing and Living!
Breakup at 17:00.
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Participants: Akito M., Gerald S., Hisashi M., Kazuko T., Moya B., Mari K., Mizuho S., Reiko H., Stephen G. (T), Shun S., Kaoru G.