The Facing Backward Podcast

Ariwara no nari hira became something of a stock character in later japanese literature. This is not samurai clans clashing with each other, or complex courtly politics playing out. It's men and women flirting with and pining for each other. And is a very universal human experience. Next week we will get to the long awaited episode on the life and times of one of Japan's early famous poets, ki nots rauki.