Saturday, August 4

Mystery Solved

Do you remember that strange ball that the man was sitting in outside my apartment? Well, out of all the TV stations at all of the times in all of Japan, I happened to see it the other morning.

The "Whale Man" is a Kyoto Uniersity student who has travelled, lived and shared tea with passers-by from inside his oil-soaked wood 1.6 metre diameter capsule. He passed through all corners of Japan, and his pilgrimage ended in Tokyo. On my front door.

Here is the Whale Man in all his glory:



Actually, one mystery remains. Why?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Did you have a cup of tea with him?

phil-san said...

No, because at that time I thought he was just a weirdo.

My opinion hasn't changed much since.