KEIKO KOMA net

16 Apr. 2012

To Kyoto

The way from Toyama to Kyoto was painful as I received people’s grievances. Wherever I went a person’s way of life was painful if one could not fully manifest one’s nature. At Amagozen bay, I stayed under a big cherry tree that was in full bloom when I passed here last year on the way to Kanazawa to hold the Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered concert, and this time I was blown by a sea wind and aroma. Cherry blossoms were waving to the wind and were really beautiful as if there were none in this world. I was greatly attracted by it and as I went under it I felt the familiar aroma of my mother who had already passed away. For a moment I shed tears and called the name of my mother. Then I envisioned that my mother was smiling at me. Her smile was joined with numerous smiling faces of Japanese mothers since ancient times. I was filled with love of Mothers. I became extremely happy under the tree. I recalled this so today as well I went under the big tree. I also recalled that I had created a poem and narrated it at the Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered concert held in Kanazawa. On the stage I shed tears and saw and heard that many spectators were crying. This year it was still early for cherry blossoms to bloom, so buds were still stiff. I anticipated they would bloom in due course and resumed our drive to Kyoto. On the way to Kyoto I said to myself many times that we would soon arrive at Koma and felt that ancient travelers might have said the same thing and called within their mind the name of Koma and the Yasaka tower as their cherished destination. This made me filled with the feeling of nostalgia and I repeatedly said “To Koma” with my earnest heart. On arriving there I tasted Koma Bijin sweet soup and Red bean soft ice cream specially hand made by Mr. Idaki Shin over coffee that had wiped away all the fatigues and pains of the long drive. They were not mere food but something that purified my life. From now on I was sure that people and souls of people from many parts of the world would come to Koma at Yasaka. I was pleased with this light-scape of our future. I would be most grateful if people would envision their glorious future and receive many inspirations at Koma and start creating something new and new business necessary for opening up our future. By any means this was the original motive why I had opened the Koma gallery Café at Yasaka. While I had a mission in my mind I could always remain vigorous and be encouraged. A message I had received on the way was identical to a sentence inscribed in an ancient history book and that was that establishing a base at Higashiyama district in Kyoto, people paved a way to Konoe through Suruga. That was the direction and those were the places where we have been organizing the Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered concerts and the coming concert to be held in Konoe in the next day, after one in Kyoto was obviously guided to be made to happen by Great Being. I anticipated that the truth of history would be manifested and my heart for Koma was shared with numerous souls of people.