japan gardens (1)

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Peter Van Bossche; other photos by Fyllis Hockman


How often do a toilet and a tea ceremony form perfect metaphors for the culture of a country? But so it is in Japan.

The toilet falls into the realm of delightful personal discoveries. First a warm toilet seat along with musical options with a variety of buttons that cleaned more areas with water spray than I have nether-region body parts, a portion of the large bathroom mirror that remained perfectly clear even after an exceptionally steamy

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