[00:11.14]Jipangu the images of tracks unbeaten[00:14.38]recollect and sweeten[00:16.28]for a stay nice and short like a haiku[00:19.04]dear Jipangu I wish to thank you[00:22.64]arigato to coastal lines both vivid and pastel[00:26.53]an unframed canvas untamed by us the farthest[00:30.17]where the sun rises in the east and sets in the west[00:33.57]I must confess the waves here look not the same[00:36.61]the sounds emanating always changing[00:39.55]with the weather the architecture[00:42.01]blended with the background a book unbound[00:44.89]rough on the edges like a worn blade centuries old[00:48.07]battle tested a thousand fold[00:50.84]I can see it in the eyes of the children[00:53.43]they still haunt me to come back until then[00:56.20]I sincerely hope to do justice[00:59.05]to introduce and more than reminisce[01:01.50]a place my heart yearns for upon return[01:04.56]may every year new sets of eyes learn[01:07.02]Jipangu the images of tracks unbeaten[01:10.23]recollect and sweeten[01:11.99]for a stay nice and short like a haiku[01:14.73]dear Jipangu I wish to thank you[01:18.20]Jipangu the images of tracks unbeaten[01:21.16]recollect and sweeten[01:23.21]for a stay nice and short like a haiku[01:25.97]dear Jipangu I wish to thank you[01:29.78]to travel is to unravel the itinerary[01:32.58]pick up the pieces and revel in unordinary[01:35.23]sceneries one after another a series of[01:38.26]picture story on a road show[01:39.98]coming to a town near you for a social gathering[01:43.50]villages catcher in the rice fields energies textures[01:47.09]innocent smiles in fact it's infectious[01:49.76]in every prefecture it's effective[01:52.21]a way to communicate[01:53.95]break down the barrier linguistic[01:55.96]don't get it twisted[01:57.22]straight as an arrow on a bow in case you missed it[02:00.55]bamboo shoots towards the gifted[02:02.96]gods in the heavens and gods on earth[02:05.76]walking amongst us as winds and the dirt[02:08.62]ashes to ashes and dust to dust[02:11.26]why my mind is awake from dawn to dusk[02:14.12]Jipangu the images of tracks unbeaten[02:17.18]recollect and sweeten[02:18.93]for a stay nice and short like a haiku[02:21.68]dear Jipangu I wish to thank you[02:25.08]Jipangu the images of tracks unbeaten[02:28.03]recollect and sweeten[02:29.98]for a stay nice and short like a haiku[02:32.74]dear Jipangu I wish to thank you[02:58.62]see the prints of wood blocks[03:00.88]gold leaves and lacquer box[03:02.19]gardens with sands and rocks[03:04.89]artisan craftsmanship[03:07.49]it's the spirit of our ancestors[03:10.40]still living with respect to[03:12.86]the past and the clock is set to[03:14.92]the present what's ahead is a mystery[03:17.61]a unique gem in the course of a history