15th Century– tax –

The mist along the Loire River of France would creep slowly across the fields at dawn, before dissolving into the morning light.In the fifteenth century, one young girl gazed upon that same landscape. Joan of Arc. Later, people would cal...

On a moonlit night in Kyoto, the pale light brushed over the tiled rooftops.Down a narrow alley walked a lone monk, a gourd in his hand and a love letter hidden in his robe—his name was Ikkyū Sōjun. Known to many as the witty and mischie...