“The world is always outside. And it is in the world that we must live.”  ? Lian Hearn, Across the Nightingale Floor It was years ago that I read Across Nightingale Floor and became fascinated by the idea of a nightingale floor. Learning that the Nijo Castle in Kyoto possessed one and was also one of the UNESCO seventeen … Continue reading Exploring Nijo Castle In Kyoto : Across the Nightingale Floor