the culture guardian. he walked around, he smiled to everyone, he danced freely. he gave his best pose when he looked at me. splash! he spread his fan, ‘is my pose good enough for you?’ i laughed and showed my right thumb to him, indicating that his pose was perfect. he answered me with a big grin and invited me to dance together with him and the other people in the hall of todaiji temple, nara, japan, to celebrate the beginning of autumn, to celebrate the cultural heritage of his nation.
