a good inn mountains on both sides and a sake shop out front
yoi yado de dochira mo yama de mae wa sakaya de
1936 · The long journey east
Sōmokutō · From Journey to Journey (Tabi kara tabi e)
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The inn he stayed at: mountains to the left, mountains to the right, and a sake shop right out front. For Santōka, who loved mountains and sake above all, the location could not be better. The repeated 'and… and…' lets his unhidden good spirits show through.