June 4, 2024

An interesting read and a great starting point for classical Japanese.

Kamo no Chomei's essay is a meditation on impermanence, using Kyoto (and a series of disasters, both natural and political, that affect Kyoto) as a means to instantiate these ideas. Throughout is an overarching theme of our relationship to our dwellings; what is necessary, what is excess, and how are we reflected in our dwellings.

Grammar is much different from modern Japanese, vocabulary is relatively similar. More difficult initially but, once warmed up to it, gets easier.

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