![]() Every now and then a taxi drove by but didn't stop. Armed with a slip of paper full of secret signs, they tried to get a taxi which couldn't be seen in the virtually deserted streets. Those who wanted to go out had to ask for a night key at the reception, which Peacemaker's travel companion did. Japanese people were visibly grateful for help and healing from High Powers, although the hundreds of gods on both sides of the paths themselves showed the misery this people constantly had to endure.Įverything was quiet in the hotel, everyone seemed to be asleep. ![]() The procession climbed the broad steps and walked between numerous gods and goddesses dressed in all kinds of clothes, wearing a hat, a tie, and a sweater. The buses poured an endless series of Japanese people in raincoats and rain hats, forming themselves like toy soldiers behind a leader who started moving behind a stick held up by himself with a waving banner attached to it. Every monastery had a parking lot the size of a football field, filled with a massive amount of buses, neatly lined up. The monasteries were packed with tourists. Japan seemed to be a kind of photographic negative of both their fantasy worlds. ![]() Peacemaker read a lot about Zen and Shintoism, his business friend, on the other hand, was more interested in the nightlife as some kind of relaxation. ![]() What a noise all over in Tokyo! And in that city's largest department store, only fashion kings like Pierre Cardin and Yves Saint Laurent had departments the size of an entire store in a big European city. Peacemaker had envisioned exotic pictures of Zen monasteries, peace and quiet, but it all turned out to be very disappointing. A friend had to go on a business trip to Japan. ![]()
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