Prowling Ninja
According to legend, the floors of Nijo Castle in Kyoto, Japan were crafted to squeak like the song of a nightengale — to warn the Shogun and his bodyguards of prowling ninja.
Here’s a brief clip of the that sound (presented here on the website).
H, W and I visited Nijo Castle this afternoon … in a new world record time of one hour.
Castle, castle grounds, castle wall, and garden in one hour. H bought a Coke Zero in a vending machine. The boys laughed about this and that. We discussed our own ownership of the property — where we would put our own stables, how we would play capture the flag, where Dad would build his recording studio, where we would construct a soccer field. (There was lots of eye rolling when I suggested we should install a library.)
It was a wonderful moment with two of my sons.
It was a moment full of all the beauty of any nightengale’s song — and a moment void of prowling ninjas.
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