KEIKO KOMA net

2 Apl  2009

Spring in Yasaka

Since yesterday, my mind has been occupied by a coming gallery exhibition at Yasaka area in Kyoto. I picked up a book on the historical influences of Koguryo over Japan in ancient times, and I came across lines that stated that Yasaka and Yasaka shrine were originated by Koguryo’s people. The famous Gion festival was also ascribed as a festivity to celebrate glorious days. I recalled that Kyoto has been my favorite city, visited many times since school days. Walking along a street of Higashiyama, all of a sudden, I was hit by a flash of an idea that brought my heart to unknown ancient scenery in Koyoto. I could not resist shedding tears. Later in my life Mr. Idaki Shin taught me that there were numbers of historic spots in Kyoto that have been associated with Koguryo, so I might as well recall ancient memory. These days I thought over the world of souls. When I visited Moscow the other day, I felt as if I knew the land of Russia very well though it was my first time. At a press conference held at the municipality of Moscow, for some reason I felt a lady journalist quite close to me and tears came up in my eyes spontaneously as if I met an old friend of mine after being separated from each other for a very long time. And at Yasaka an entrance slope to a temple unusually appealed to me. There were plum trees and my way was leading up to Higashiyama. I knew that an ancient vision of the world of soul was doubled by the actual scenery that I saw with my own eyes. I named this a light –scape of soul. I dropped in at a traditional tea house and ordered a cup of sweet bean soup. Though it was very hot, it was a part of my ancient vision and I swallowed it rapidly to burn my lip. When I was a school girl, I visited Yasaka together with my school mates and I was struck with similar visions. From time to time I fell down on the ground or started shedding tears abruptly without any reason and everybody was very surprised at my strange behavior. Some considered me a person suffering from a mental illness. Mr. Idaki Shin was the very first person who understood the reason behind my unusual behavior. Further I came to realize that the more I understood the truth of history in the past related to Koguryo, my ancestor’s dynasty, I became vigorous. Since then I have been collecting as many books as possible about Koguryo so I should have read the story of Yasaka but it seemed that I have totally forgotten it and I did not imagine its foundations were made by Koguryo people. After I decided to organize an Idaki Shin concert in Kyoto, I envisioned Yasaka in my night dream, so I looked for a gallery space to hold my exhibition that would be open from tomorrow. Feeling this was a special message of soul, I was looking forward to seeing the rest of the story.