Followup: Fire

So I found a video that explains, a little better than I did, albeit in Japanese, the story I described about fire and KKK-lookin' white robes with pointy hats. We get to see a sword too.

I have been playing 侍 on a recently and cheaply acquired PS2. It is a crappy yet addictive game because of the pokemon-esque gotta collect'em all nature of sword collecting.

I am still unclear on the rules surrounding owning katanas or guns in this country...

I've had boar meat a couple times in Japan. The first time, the old man feeding it to me said he shot the boar in the mountains.

I ran into a boar herd in the mountains once. T'was awful frightnin.

Also, the news story reminded me of when I did the coal walk.