The guidebook recommends that the first thing you do in Kyoto is go on the Philosopher's Walk, dotted with ancient Buddhist and Shinto temples. It's the part of town that inspired Shigeru Miyamoto to design The Legend Of Zelda. While we were visiting Honen-in, one the more ancient-feeling holy sites, we came unexpectedly upon a show of contemporary art by Paramodel, a hip young woman who (I think) we met. I'm embarassed to say that I have no idea what the story is on this style of traditional-looking weaving, but I do know that Paramodel does it using Ethernet cables. She also had some crazy pieces involving bright blue plastic railroad tracks running in and out of one of the tea ceremony buildings.

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